MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that preparations for Russian President Vladimir Putin's meting with US President Donald Trump would be made after the format and dates of the talks are clarified.
"We hope that with the new administration, we will develop a specific format of interaction in the antiterrorism sphere," Syromolotov said.
Donald Trump has repeatedly advocated establishing a political dialogue with Moscow, particularly in regards to the fight against terrorism, and expressed readiness to build positive relations with Russia. Moscow has long been promoting the idea of fruitful cooperation with Washington.
Moscow plans to soon begin work on plans of cooperation with the United States to fight terrorism, Syromolotov also said.
"In the short term, as the heads of departments are appointed in charge of the fight against terrorism, we plan to proceed with the practical work on plans for… bilateral and multilateral interaction," Syromolotov said.
He reminded that during a phone conversation, that took place on January 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump reaffirmed their readiness to make specific steps to fight the Daesh terror group, outlawed in Russia.
Syromolotov noted that it was important for Russia to revive the hope for developing normal, pragmatic international cooperation aimed at fighting terrorism.
“The best variant – as our president said – [is cooperation] as part of the broad anti-terror coalition, front. All of us see that the situation is changing – the West increasingly understands the importance of cooperation with Russia against the global terror threat,” the diplomat added.
On February 4, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Austrian magazine Profil that Russia and the United States could contribute to an effective solution to global problems, particularly with regard to coordinating counter-terrorism efforts.
Practical steps of Russia-US cooperation on fighting terrorism will promote restoration of the whole system of Moscow-Washington relations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister added.
"Specific steps in this direction will promote the restoration of the whole system of the greatly spoiled, by Washington’s fault, I stress, bilateral relations," he said.
