Russian-US talks end in Istanbul after nearly six hours

Consultations between Russia and the United States in Istanbul, focused on normalizing embassy operations, concluded after five and a half hours, a TASS correspondent reported.

The meeting concluded without any press statements. The car carrying the US delegation was the first to leave the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul, where the consultations took place.

The results of the talks are expected to be summarized later by the foreign ministries of both countries.

The Russian delegation at the second meeting was once again led by Ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev, who had previously served as the Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s North American Department in February. The US delegation was headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Sonata Coulter.

The first round of consultations took place in Istanbul on February 27, lasting more than six hours behind closed doors.

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