A conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of state Victoria Nuland in the capital of Russia has proved useful, candid and straightforward enough, said Deputy foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.
"We met on a bilateral basis to exchange views about the difficulties in the implementation of the Minsk agreements currently Dating. Nuland currently now returned from Kiev, where she met with key political figures of Ukraine. In my opinion, an exchange of views was useful, candid, straightforward enough, "quoted Karasin RIA" Novosti ".
"The most important thing now is to launch a real dialogue between Kiev authorized Donetsk and Lugansk and unconditional preventing the risk of a new military escalation in the South-East of Ukraine. We have discussed in details the issues related to the work of the contact groups and 4 subgroups, which are designed to advance all aspects of Ukrainian settlement, " - said the Deputy Minister. According to his statement, the parties agreed as necessary to continue the bilateral dialogue." Before she Nuland called dialogues in the foreign Ministry detailed, thorough and pragmatic. Prior to this, Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov at the meeting in the premises of the diplomatic vedomctva with U.S. assistant Secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia Victoria Nuland said dissatisfaction about the state of relations of the Russian capital and the capital of the USA. On the first day of the week day Nuland arrived to the main building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia to provide the possibility of negotiations with the Deputy head of the foreign Ministry Sergei Ryabkov. It was claimed that one of the main themes of the consultations Nuland is obliged to become a discussion of " next steps for the implementation of the Minsk agreements ", as well As the bilateral us-Russian relations. While the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that in the administration of the head of the country does not expect to take Nuland. Remember, on a Sunday, the U.S. assistant Secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia arrived in the capital of Russia, the official visit began on may 18. And on Sunday Nuland met with U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft, and they had dinner dumplings with sour cream. In the Russian capital hoping to discuss with Nuland dialogue between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk. She Nuland, announcing a visit to the capital of Russia, has stated that North America have plans to make wider their participation in ensuring the implementation of the Minsk agreement on Ukraine, as well As among them with the countries "channel four" (completed February the Minsk agreement Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France). The details of such "extensions" Nuland did not disclose. 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.

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