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Russian negotiators have asked their American counterparts to consider reopening US airspace to Russian aircraft and to restore direct flights between the two countries, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
The ministry said the request was made during a bilateral meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday, where the two countries discussed their diplomatic missions. The Russian statement said the talks focused “on ways to overcome numerous ‘irritants’ inherited from previous American administrations.”
“The need for practical results aimed at creating conditions for improving bilateral relations in the interests of the peoples of our…
