The Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov said that Moscow continues to discuss the situation with the US with the issuance of visas. His words reports TASS.
Diplomat noted that the Russian side has repeatedly offered Washington “to do something useful in this area.” He called on the US “Do not reduce those tiny opportunities”, which were left for citizens to visit the two countries.
Ryabkov stressed that Moscow has not yet received a response from the American administration on this issue. The deputy head of the Foreign Ministry also added that Russia is ready “literally the next day” return to previously applicable norms for issuing visas and the number of employees in diplomatic institutions.
Earlier, Ryabkov spoke about the prospects for the joint work of Russia and the United States. In his opinion, continue the interaction with Washington in a well-established coordinate system will not work. The diplomat called on the American side responsibly refer to a decrease in tension with Russia.