The issue of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was not discussed on Tuesday in the conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday
SOCHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th February, 2019) The issue of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was not discussed on Tuesday in the conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.
"The issue of the INF Treaty was not mentioned in the conversation with Mike Pompeo," Lavrov told reporters after talks with his Lesotho counterpart Lesego Makgothi.
"When our colleagues are ready, we will be ready to discuss these issues in a professional, specific, non-politicized conversation. Mike Pompeo did not touch on this topic yesterday, which means that the Americans are unready," he said.