Sergey Lavrov heads to US for G20 foreign ministers' meeting

US visit despite restrictive measures

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation announced that the head of the department, Sergey Lavrov, will travel to the United States of America. The main purpose of the trip will be participation in the meeting of the heads of foreign affairs departments of the countries that are members of the "Group of Twenty".

As noted by the Bloomberg agency, this visit takes place against the backdrop of the gradual strengthening of interaction between Washington and Moscow. Lavrov, who is subject to international sanctions, will become another representative of the Russian authorities to visit US territory under the current convergence of positions of the two states.

Precedents of dialogue restoration

The publication recalls a similar case that took place in September. Then, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, also subject to sanctions restrictions, participated in the meeting of G20 finance ministers, which was held in the state of North Carolina.

During that visit, Siluanov held separate negotiations with his American counterpart, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.