Russia, US Had No Contacts on Reported High-Level Summit in Iceland - Lavrov

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Russia and the United States did not have any contacts on the issue of preparation of a high-level summit in Reykjavik, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

Cars pass by a billboard showing US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed by pro-Serbian movement in the town of Danilovgrad on November 16, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Sunday, the Sunday Times newspaper reported that US President-elect Donald Trump was planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Reykjavik, Iceland, which would also be the first Trump's foreign trip after assuming the office.

"[This information] is not true. There have been no contacts to discuss such plans," Lavrov told a press conference.

Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that there are no negotiations on organizing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump yet. A representative of Trump also refuted the report.

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