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Russia says Rubio and Lavrov had 'a substantive and frank exchange of views'

10 July 2025 16:22 (UTC +04:00)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the settlement of the Ukraine conflict, as well as the situations surrounding Iran and Syria, APA’s Moscow correspondent reports, citing the information released by the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding the meeting held in Kuala Lumpur.

"A substantive and frank exchange of views took place on the settlement of the situation around Ukraine, the situation around Iran and Syria, as well as a number of other international issues," the ministry said in a statement.

Lavrov and Rubio "confirmed their mutual desire to find peaceful solutions to conflicts, restore Russian-American economic and humanitarian cooperation, and facilitate unimpeded contacts between the societies of the two countries."

Constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington will continue, the Russian ministry said.