6 May 2019 19:28

Lavrov describes conversation with Pompeo as constructive

ROVANIEMI, Finland. May 6 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he had a constructive meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday.

"We have had a good and constructive conversation. We have considered a number of regional situations that are on the agenda now and international relations in general and discussed matters concerning strategic stability," Lavrov told journalists following the talks.

"I am of the view that we have made quite a good step forward to follow up on the discussions that President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump had on the phone a couple of days ago," he said.