The heads of the two countries can meet at the APEC summit in Vietnam, said Sergei Lavrov. According to him, Vladimir Putin, not against contact with Donald Trump, and "the Americans know about it". Now there is preparation. And how this can happen, it will be known, "when the leaders' schedules will be finally clarified," the Russian Foreign Minister noted.. During the APEC summit, Sergei Lavrov himself may meet with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

The head of the Russian foreign policy department is thinking about discussing with his American counterpart the bilateral relations that "require serious repairs", "the Korean peninsula, the Syrian settlement, Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Ukraine". Earlier, Donald Trump expressed the desire to talk with Vladimir Putin, calling such talks important, because, in his opinion, Moscow is able to help increase pressure on Pyongyang. Also, the US president would like to discuss with the Russian leader a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. At the same time, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov expressed confidence that during such a meeting the politicians would most likely talk about North Korea.