Lavrov pointed to the understanding between the Russian Federation and the United States on the reopening of embassies.

Russia and the United States have an understanding of how to proceed with the reopening of embassies. This was announced on Monday, April 14, by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"There is an understanding of how to move towards resuming the normal operation of our embassies," he said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper.

As the diplomat pointed out, the dialogue on this issue is gradually improving.

In addition, Lavrov clarified that there is a desire on both sides to reopen the embassies.

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Moscow and Washington discussed the restoration of embassy staff and direct flights, and exchanged prisoners.

Earlier in the day, Lavrov said that Washington had not sent proposals to Moscow to discuss strategic relations in a bilateral format. He noted that if the Russian Federation receives a corresponding proposal, the Russian side will outline its vision of equal negotiations.