INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The second round of United States -Russia talks on restoring diplomatic missions will take place Thursday in Istanbul, the Kremlin said
Alexander Darchiyev, and United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Russia and Central Europe Sonata Coulter will lead their
respective delegations, the ministry said.Darchiyev and Coulter last met in Istanbul on Feb
27 to discuss normalizing the operations of their diplomatic missions following years of tit-for-tat staff expulsions and strained
relations.Later on Tuesday, the United States State Department confirmed the talks would go ahead in Istanbul, but emphasized that they
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Saudi Arabia on Feb
pushed to reset relations with Moscow since taking office in January and has initiated several rounds of talks with Russian officials.AFP
