New round of bilateral Russia-US talks may take place by summer-end, Russia says

A new round of talks between Russia and the United States on bilateral problems may take place before the end of the summer, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying in remarks published on Friday.

"Yes, it could well happen by the end of summer," RIA cited Ryabkov as saying. "But I need to understand how this issue was discussed during the recently concluded meeting between (Russian Foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov and (U.S.) Secretary of State Marco Rubio."