Next Russia-U.S. counterterrorism consultations expected in December

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said that a new round of Russian-U.S. expert counterterrorism consultations is expected to be held in December.

"I believe somewhere at the end [of the year], in December," the deputy minister said responding to a question on the issue.

He recalled that the latest consultations had been held in September. "[We] usually [take a break of] two or three months, because we negotiate a number of issues. They need to be resolved, and that takes time," TASS cited Syromolotov as saying.