Lavrov: Russia and the United States agreed to influence the parties to the conflict in Ukraine
The Russian Federation and the United States agreed to use his influence on the Ukrainian side of the conflict, to encourage them to practical execution of the agreements Minsk-2, said the Head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov In.. "We agreed today and meeting everyone, on whom the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements in the context of: We'll be hitting one point that all of what is written in the document, dated 12 February, should conscientiously, scrupulously to fulfil," said Lavrov at a press conference on the results on Tuesday the Russian-American summit, RIA " Novosti ". According to the Head of the Russian foreign Ministry, Moscow and Washington on the talks in Sochi have agreed to do everything to " process to intensify and accelerate ". "What concrete forms can be used in this situation? Suffice it to say that say that have contacts in different countries and with authorities in Kiev, and the commissioners proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics, " the Minister added." We agreed to apply the influence of the United States and the Russian Federation on the parties to the conflict to consistently and persistently encourage them to explore and reach agreement on the practical performance of all of what was agreed in Minsk, " Lavrov said." Among other problems of the international agenda, We exchanged views and expressed satisfaction with the implementation of consensus on a final settlement of the Iranian nuclear weapons programme, " said Lavrov. The head the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation added that Moscow and Washington are not all agreed in the estimates at the talks in Sochi, but consider it expedient to continue the dialogue." We are not all agreed in the estimates in the negotiations, but today's meeting allowed us to better understand one another. We have an understanding of the need to avoid steps that can cause long-term damage to bilateral relations between Russia and the U.S. and the cooperation of our countries in the most different areas. Most, if to take into account the fact that from our well-coordinated common efforts in the international arena depends on the solution of many pressing issues of our time, " Lavrov said. Secretary of state arrived in Sochi on Tuesday morning. On the same day he held dialogues with Sergei Lavrov, who gave him a t-shirt with the symbols of Victory, Krasnodar tomatoes and potatoes. The dialogues Lavrov described as " miraculous ". In the official letter the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the results of the negotiations it was noted that Lavrov in conversation with Kerry called dead-end path unwinding of confrontation and attempts at sanctions push. Then Kerry hosted the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. First press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow appreciates the visit of Kerry to the Russian Federation. Sands noticed that building relationships can only be through dialogue. Speaking about the agenda of the meeting between Putin and Kerry, he described it as a wide, while noting that the topic sentences are not affected will become.