A Russian-US meeting devoted to "irritants" in bilateral relations and problems with the work of embassies in Moscow and Washington was held last week in Istanbul.
"Of course, we expect that they [the talks] will be intense and produce specific results that will have a positive impact on global security," the source said when asked to comment on the talks.
Earlier, during a meeting in Istanbul, the delegations of Russia and the United States agreed on joint steps to ensure unimpeded financing of the activities of diplomatic missions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The Russian delegation at the negotiations was represented by the director of the North Atlantic Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Darchiev.