MOSCOW, July 13 -- Moscow hopes the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will be the first step towards normalizing relations between the two countries, the Kremlin said Friday.
"The goal of the upcoming meeting is to finally begin efforts to improve the negative situation in the Russia-U.S. relations, to take concrete steps to normalize them, to rebuild a more or less acceptable level of trust, and to try to outline steps that will make it possible to resume mutually beneficial cooperation on matters of mutual interest," Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said when briefing the media about details of the meeting.
Putin and Trump are scheduled to hold a full-fledged summit in Finland's capital Helsinki on July 16.
The summit will begin with a tete-a-tete meeting between Putin and Trump at the presidential palace in Helsinki, and then there will be negotiations in the format of a working meal also involving the delegations, followed by a joint press conference where both presidents will make statements and answer questions, according to Ushakov.
No time limit has been set for the top-level talks, and it is up to Putin and Trump whether to sign a joint communiqué after the talks, he added.
"So far it has been decided...to allow the presidents to decide whether there will be some joint document or they will be limited to summarizing at a joint press conference," Ushakov said.
The delegations of the two sides will include the heads of Russian and U.S. foreign policy departments and experts from their government bodies.
Speaking of topics on agenda, the Russian official said that it remains unknown what exact issues will be touched upon at the top-level meeting, adding that Moscow is ready to "consider literally all key issues on the bilateral and international agenda."
Ushakov underlined that interests of Russia and the U.S. coincide in many aspects, such as international security, disarmament, countering terrorism, settling regional conflicts and improving bilateral relations.
Cooperation in the economic field could be a "safety net" for relations between the two countries, Ushakov said.
"For bilateral relations, the situation is very bad... We need to start something to rectify the situation. For example, the economic sphere, I think, could be discussed by the presidents," he said.
Putin would introduce proposals in the economic sphere to Trump at the meeting, according to Ushakov.
In addition, strategic stability, including missile defense and strategic offensive armament, might also be a central topic at the meeting.
On the international agenda, the Syrian crisis could be a focus of the talks between Putin and Trump, as there are many issues regarding the situation around Syria, Ushakov said.
He added that other crises would also be discussed, including the Korean Peninsula issue, the Iran nuclear deal and the Ukrainian conflict.
The widely anticipated summit is the biggest progress Moscow and Washington have made over the past year since bilateral relations have deteriorated to a record level caused by multiple disputes.
Nevertheless, experts warned against over-optimism about the results of the summit or short-term prospects of Russia-U.S. relations due to the deep-rooted "systemic confrontation" between the two sides.
体坛英语资讯:Media: Retired soccer champ Totti may play on
跟着主席出访的脚步 看看哈萨克斯坦有啥好吃的
国际英语资讯:Interview: Rwanda minister says new Mombasa-Nairobi railway vital to east African integratio
国内英语资讯:Political advisors discuss building accessible society
国内英语资讯:Xi, Putin meet on bilateral ties, SCO development
体坛英语资讯:Dabrowski and Bopanna crowned in mixed doubles at Roland Garros
一位坚强的女孩 A Strong Girl
国际英语资讯:Turkey, EU, UNICEF start program to provide refugee children education
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Mays deal to work with DUP causes anger among political rivals
这种常用药会让胃癌发生率加倍!
老外在中国:救救穿山甲
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: May turns to small Northern Ireland party to help rescue her Westminster governme
体坛英语资讯:Djokovic misses French Open semi-finals, Halep finishes epic comeback
科米将指称川普试图影响FBI调查工作
体坛英语资讯:French Open suspended by rain, Bacsinszky and Ostapenko into semi-finals
国际英语资讯:Trump affirms commitment to NATOs mutual defence clause
老外在中国:移居国外应注意的十点
体坛英语资讯:Indonesian mens water polo team prepares for SEA Games
10名哈佛新生发毁三观表情被开除
国际英语资讯:Three U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Pentagon
国际英语资讯:DPRK confirms test firing ground-to-sea cruise missiles
国际英语资讯:German chancellor pushes for better trade tie with Mexico
国际英语资讯:WTO reiterates ruling against U.S. tax breaks for Boeing planes
体坛英语资讯:Reports. Messi agrees new deal with Barca
大学英语六级范文冲刺:大学生花费
The Loyal Dog 忠诚的小狗
体坛英语资讯:Kenya official accused of scuttling Nairobi 2017 World Under 18
节日的意义 The Meaning of Festival
缅甸坠毁军机一些残骸及遗体被找到
体坛英语资讯:Former Cote dIvoire international Tiote dies after collapse
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |