Moscow has never been supportive of curtailing ties with the European Union, being in favor of diversification and development of these relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"Moscow has never been a supporter of severing ties in general with the European countries, with the European Union. Moscow has always been a supporter of the diversification and development of these relations, of giving a new impetus to these relations," Sputnik cited Peskov as saying.
On Tuesday, a delegation of UK officials met with Russian government members in Moscow, during which Russian and British lawmakers agreed to resume contacts, according to the chairman of the international committee of the Russian State Duma, Alexei Pushkov.
