Russia and U.S. hold talks on diplomatic missions work - MFA

Russia and the United States have held several rounds of expert meetings to normalize the work of diplomatic missions, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of the North Atlantic Alexander Gusarov said.

"The normalization of operating conditions for Russian and U.S. diplomatic missions appears to be an important, though by no means the only part of this work," Alexander Gusarov said.

According to him, several rounds of expert contacts have taken place, the most recent at the working level a few days ago, Izvestia reported.

"We have succeeded in making the issuance of visas to certain categories of diplomatic mission personnel more predictable, and in making progress in simplifying the restrictive regime for the movement of diplomats in the host country," Gusarov said.

The diplomat noted that the negotiation process is proceeding sluggishly, and its pace has slowed, including due to differences in approaches.