UPDATE - Russia says 2nd round of consultation with US to be held in Istanbul in 'coming days’

Consultations to address normalization of functioning of diplomatic missions of both countries, says Russian Foreign Ministry

UPDATES WITH ANADOLU REPORT ON DATE AND VENUE OF CONSULTATIONS IN ISTANBUL

By Muhammet Tarhan, Gokhan Celiker and Elena Teslova

ISTANBUL / MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Tuesday said that the second round of consultations between Moscow and Washington will take place in Istanbul “in the coming days.”

"The second round of Russian-American consultations will be held to address the normalization of the functioning of the diplomatic missions of both countries," a Russian Foreign Ministry statement said.

It added that the venue, format, and participants of the meeting remain unchanged.

"The consultations will take place in Istanbul. The Russian delegation will continue to be led by Alexander Nikitich Darchiev, and the US delegation by Deputy Assistant Secretary Sonata Coulter," the ministry added.

The meeting will take place in the Russian Consulate in Istanbul at 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT) on Thursday, according to information obtained by Anadolu from foreign diplomatic sources.

On Feb. 27, Russian and US delegations met at the residence of the US Consulate General in Istanbul to discuss the operations of their respective embassies as part of bilateral efforts.

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