OREANDA-NEWS At the talks in Istanbul, Russia will raise the practical issue of the possibility of resuming direct flights between the two countries. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev, TASS reports.

According to the diplomat, the restoration of direct flights between Russia and the United States can give an impetus to the development of official contacts between Moscow and Washington, as well as help strengthen business contacts.

On April 9, it was reported that part of the Russian delegation led by Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev arrived in Istanbul for talks with U.S. representatives.

The flight with the delegation landed at Istanbul airport at about 14:20 local time (coincides with Moscow time).

As the State Department reported earlier, the talks on April 10 in Istanbul will focus only on the work of diplomatic missions, and there are no plans to discuss other political issues, including the situation in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Russian delegation will be led by Russian Ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev, and the American delegation will be led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Sonata Coulter. For more information, see the "Gazeta.Ru».

The first Russian-American meeting on the work of diplomatic missions was held in Istanbul on February 27 and lasted almost 6.5 hours. It was devoted to the "irritants" in relations between the United States and Russia and the problems of the embassies in Moscow and Washington.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed consultations with the United States on April 10.