Donald Trump, the President of the United States, held a meeting with Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, on May 10. The White House published a statement about this meeting.
Due to the statement, Trump assured Lavrov that his Administration is ready to participate in the resolution of the Donbas conflict. He also emphasized that Russia is responsible for implementing Minsk agreements.
Also, they discussed the necessity of the cooperation to stop the Syrian conflict, putting the emphasis that Russia should curb Asad’s regime, Iran and Iran’s intermediary power.
Trump brought up a point of extensive cooperation to resolute the conflicts in the Middle East. The president also emphasized his effort to establish relations between the USA and Russia.
The American mass media quoted Trump about his meeting with Lavrov: ‘Very good’.
Also, Lavrov met with Rex Tillerson the USA Secretary of State and discussed the Ukrainian issue.