Talks will continue on January 10.
US State Department Spokesman Ned Price reported on how the first round of talks between the US and Russia went. As you know, on January 9 in Geneva, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chronicle.info reports with reference to RBK-Ukraine.
Both sides discussed bilateral issues which will be discussed during an extraordinary meeting within the framework of the Strategic Stability Dialogue (SSD) on January 10.
The United States stressed its position that it is committed to the international principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and freedom of sovereign nations to choose their own alliances.
The US Undersecretary of State also confirmed that the United States will welcome genuine progress through diplomacy.
& # 171; The United States will discuss certain bilateral issues with Russia on SSD, but will not discuss European security without our European allies and partners & # 187 ;, & # 8212; it is said in the message.
It is also known that the discussion of some issues was postponed until the meeting of the Council & # 171; Russia-NATO & # 187; in Brussels on January 12 and the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on January 13.