Lavrov: contacts between Russian, Ukrainian foreign ministries to continue without pauses

Contacts between the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry will continue without any pauses, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

“Contacts between the two countries’ foreign ministries are being
maintained permanently. We have a concrete job to do, which we are
doing, and this work is proceeding without significant pauses. As
regards contacts at other levels, it is for relevant executive agencies
of other branches of government to agree on this,” Lavrov said at a
press conference following negotiations with Ukrainian acting Foreign
Minister Volodymyr Khandohiy.

Asked whether any of the two presidents may pay a state visit to his
counterpart’s country, Lavrov said, “If you’ve read the address
[Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s open letter to Ukrainian President
Viktor Yuschenko], you should have some understanding of the situation.”

“We did not associate today’s meeting with any events or any situations,” Lavrov said.

Khandohiy suggested that the Ukrainian and Russian presidents may
meet at a CIS summit in Chisinau on October 9. The two presidents will
take part in the same session at the same conference hall, he said.