Senior U.S. diplomat to lead talks with Russia next week -State Department

July 23, 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead the U.S. delegation in a meeting of the U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue in Geneva on July 28, the State Department said on Friday.

“This meeting follows up on a commitment made between President Biden and Russian President Putin to have a deliberate and robust dialogue between our two nations that will seek to lay the groundwork for future arms control and risk reduction measures,” the department said in a statement.

(Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Doina Chiacu)