US President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met for the first time in Washington.

The parties commented on the outcome of the meeting separately. In particular, Lavrov held a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Washington.

According to him, the meeting discussed the Syrian problem, as well as the situation in Ukraine. The issue of sanctions was not discussed at the meeting. "We do not discuss sanctions. This is not our problem, it is unilateral actions that have been taken against us, "Lavrov said..

Russian Foreign Minister said that Trump confirmed US interest in cooperation with Russia. At the same time, he admitted that "for one sitting" of all the problems that have accumulated between the countries, it will not be possible to solve.

Lavrov said that Trump and Putin should meet in July at the G20 summit.

Trump, in turn, talked about the outcome of the talks with Lavrov at a meeting with reporters in the White House.

Trump described the meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister as "very, very good".

The meeting between Lavrov and Trump lasted about 40 minutes.

May 2, Putin and Trump held a telephone conversation. Presidents of Russia and the US Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the coordination of actions of the two countries in the fight against terrorism in the context of Syria, the situation around the DPRK and the possibility of organizing a meeting in reference to the G20 summit in early July.