The consultations are being held at the Russian Consulate. The Russian delegation is led by the ambassador of Alexander Datiev, Washington, Moscow, and the US delegation is led by Sonata Coulter, the deputy secretary and deputy secretary of European and Eurasian issues.
The round before the Russian talks took place on February 27th at the residence of the US Consul General in Istanbul. The meeting lasted for over six hours.
The Russian Foreign Ministry later said, “The discussion took place in a meaningful business atmosphere.”
The ministry added that the parties “agree to maintain dialogue through this channel.”
Future talks in Istanbul between Russia and the US delegation will last for several hours, but sources close to negotiations say the meeting will not be as long as it was before.
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