Blinken to speak with Russian counterpart Lavrov Tuesday

Int.NM Desk: Dhaka, Jan-31,

Russia said Monday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would hold a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a time of heightened tensions between their countries over Ukraine.

“A face-to-face meeting is not planned,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters at a press briefing, Russian news agencies reported. She added: “Lavrov and Blinken will have a telephone conversation on Tuesday”.

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