White House considers Putin’s proposal for meeting of UN Security Council
Last updated on April 23rd, 2020 at 07:13 am
White House considers the proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with leaders of countries that are permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, UK, China, USA, France) This was announced on Sunday by US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan.
“I know that this proposal is under consideration at the White House,” he said.
Sullivan noted that US President Donald Trump welcomes the opportunity to speak with the Russian leader. “Let’s see what his reaction will be,” the ambassador added.
On January 23, speaking at the World Holocaust Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed convening a summit of the “five” permanent members of the UN Security Council in 2020. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that China and France have already supported this initiative.See more News of America Today
