Lavrov Hopes for Reunion with Hillary Before the Summit

January 28, 2009

Published in El Caribe
(Dominican Republic) on Janaury 27, 2009
by Agencia Efe (link to original link to original)

Translated from by Hernan Nunez. Edited by Annie Moulton.

The Russian Foreign Minister of Exterior Relations confirmed today that he hoped to meet with the new U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, before the G20 summit. "The details of the reunion will be administered by the ministers, "said the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, and quoted by the official agency Itar Tass.
Lavrov told a group of journalists that he spoke with Clinton before the conference call held yesterday by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, and also with President Barack Obama. “The conversations were constructive. Both sides confirmed their interests in rebuilding US-Russian relations,” surmised the foreign minister. Lavrov added that both presidents will attend the G20 summit in London and was convinced that each will possibly speak personally.
According to the report issued yesterday by the Kremlin, in their phone conversation, Medvedev and Obama urged one another to take full advantage of potential bilateral relations and also stressed the importance of the situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The summit will take place in London the 2nd of the following April.

El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, afirmó hoy que confía en reunirse con la nueva secretaria de Estado norteamericana, Hillary Clinton, antes de la cumbre del Grupo de los Veinte (G-20).
"Los plazos de la reunión los acordarán los ministerios", dijo el jefe de la diplomacia rusa, Serguéi Lavrov, citado por la agencia oficial Itar-Tass.

Lavrov reveló a un grupo de periodistas que conversó con Clinton antes de la conferencia telefónica que mantuvieron ayer los presidentes de Rusia, Dmitri Medvédev, y Estados Unidos, Barack Obama.

"Las conversaciones fueron constructivas. Ambas partes confirmaron su interés en relanzar las relaciones ruso-estadounidenses", resumió el ministro de Exteriores.

Lavrov añadió que los dos presidentes asistirán a la cumbre del G-20 en Londres y se mostró convencido de que "hallarán la posibilidad de hablar personalmente".

Según el comunicado emitido la víspera por el Kremlin, en su conversación telefónica, Medvédev y Obama abogaron por aprovechar al máximo el potencial de las relaciones bilaterales, y también abordaron la situación en Oriente Medio y Afganistán.

La cumbre tendrá lugar en Londres el 2 de abril próximo.

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