Moscow and Washington have proven that we have the opportunity to work together, despite tensions and disagreements on a number of controversial issues. About this at a press conference dedicated to the Russian-American project " Alaska-Siberia 2015 ", said U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft.

"Despite the current tensions in our relationship, I am sure that the Americans and Russians will continue to find areas of cooperation in matters of mutual interest. But proposals such as this, serves as a good reminder that Countries are able to work, work and work together, " said Tefft on Wednesday in the Russian capital.

"Let us pledge ourselves that we will try to keep it that way", he added.

Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. EU countries, USA and Canada in the spring of the past year have introduced against Russia 1st batch of sentences, then it was expanded. In response, Russia in the last month of summer 2014 has imposed retaliatory punishment which has spread to the products of the agricultural sector from the USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.

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