The delegations of the United States and the Russian Federation during a constructive discussion identified the first steps towards stabilizing the work of diplomatic missions. This was reported on February 28 in the press service of the US State Department.

Moscow expects that today's expert consultations with the United States in Istanbul will strengthen trust between Moscow and Washington and bring the parties closer to overcoming differences. This was stated at a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign

Russia has offered the United States to restore direct air links between the two countries during the latest round of consultations with Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.