OREANDA-NEWS France wants to maintain contacts with Russia, dialogue is going on at all levels, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Thursday.

"We have contacts with Russia at all levels, and we want to maintain these contacts with Russia… I had the opportunity to speak with (Russian Foreign Minister - ed.) Sergey Lavrov, we crossed paths at international conferences, for example, on the sidelines of the G20. In addition, we have an ambassador in Russia," Colonna said in an interview with LCI TV channel.

She noted that diplomatic contacts between the countries take place, "even if they are not always simple."