President of the United States Donald Trump very positively characterized the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the White House.

- We had a very, very good conversation. What we want to do is see how the murders, the terrible killings in Syria will be stopped as soon as possible, and each side is working on it, "he said..

In turn, the Russian diplomat after the meeting said that Donald Trump expressed his desire for mutually beneficial, business and pragmatic relations with Moscow.

- The topic of sanctions was not discussed, the sides will continue consultations on the situation in Afghanistan and eastern Ukraine. Our dialogue is free from the ideology that was characteristic of the administration of Barack Obama. The administration of Donald Trump, and the president himself and the secretary of state, I once again became convinced of this today - people of business and they want to negotiate not to show someone some of their achievements in the field of ideological preferences, but to agree that To solve specific issues, - said Sergey Lavrov.