WASHINGTON, June 12. /TASS/. No specific agreements on a meeting between Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, have been reached yet, with preparatory work being underway, Russian Ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev told reporters.
"Preparatory work is apparently underway though there are no specific agreements," he said when asked whether the Russian and American parties were discussing the possibility of holding a meeting between the leaders.
Asked whether the issue of a meeting between the two presidents was raised at the presentation of credentials by the Russian ambassador to Trump earlier on Wednesday, Darchiev said: "No. It couldn’t be raised. That was a protocol event," he said.
The diplomat answered reporters’ questions at a reception at the Russian embassy in the US on the occasion of Russia Day.
Earlier he handed over his credentials to Trump. Darchiev assured Trump of the Russian embassy’s intention to do everything to restore the relations between the two countries, returning them to normal.
