In the capital of Russia hope on may 18 to discuss with U.S. assistant Secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia Victoria Nuland dialogue between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk, said today the state Secretary, Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin.
"discuss the settlement process (in the Ukraine), and most importantly, the implementation of the Minsk agreements, the establishment of dialogue between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk ", - noted the diplomat, reports news Agency. Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov Also said that the consultations in the Russian depodesta with Nuland will discuss Russian-American relations and the situation in Ukraine.
"the Russian foreign Minister Victoria Nuland will meet on may 18 with the state Secretary, Deputy Minister Grigory Karasin and me," said the diplomat. It was also announced that Nuland on the first day of the week will meet with Russia's oldest human rights activist, head of the Metropolitan Helsinki group (MHG) Lyudmila Alekseeva. First on Sunday, the head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov, commenting on the visit Nuland in the capital of Russia, said the U.S. government was afraid to stay away from the settlement in Ukraine. On Sunday, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in the capital of Russia, the official program of the visit will begin on may 18. Before the U.S. state Department announced the arrival Nuland in the capital of Russia." Assistant Secretary on European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit the Russian Federation on may 17-18 and will meet with senior Russian government representatives to discuss next steps in the implementation of the Minsk agreements ", - reported in the state Department. The state Department clarified that " she will Also discuss with the Russian authorities bilateral issues and will meet with the designated civil society ". Nuland may 14-16, I was in Kiev, and on may 12 was accompanied by Secretary of state John Kerry in Sochi.

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