Russian, British foreign ministers discuss possible rapprochement

Reuters

Published Aug 11, 2016 06:57AM ET

Russian, British foreign ministers discuss possible rapprochement

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Boris Johnson spoke by phone on Thursday and discussed a possible normalization of bilateral ties, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"Both sides expressed hope for a normalization in Russian-British ties and underscored the desire to step up political dialogue," the ministry said in a statement.