German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that he would be pleasing to the upcoming meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American colleague Joe Bayden. This was announced by the German leader at a press conference following the EU summit, the broadcast of which was broadcast on the website of the European Commission.
Merkel reminded that even during the years of the Cold War, meetings were held between the Soviet and American leadership. “Diplomacy can be overwhelmed only if people will talk to each other,” the German leader emphasized.
Earlier in the Kremlin reported that the meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States will be held on June 16 in Geneva. According to the application, the parties will discuss the state and prospects for the further development of Russian-American relations, the problems of strategic stability, as well as interaction in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and the settlement of regional conflicts.
Soon the information was confirmed in the White House. The press secretary of the American president Jen Psaki reported that the leaders would discuss the whole range of topical issues, recalling that Washington seeks to restore predictability and stability in Russian-American relations.