PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, November 25. /TASS/. Russia and the United States should begin a normal depoliticized work on combating terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and in cyber security area, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program on the Rossiya-1 television channel on Sunday.
"There is the need to begin a normal, professional and non-politicized work without any ideology on the areas, which are of vital importance for Russian and US interests and are also important for the interests of the entire global community - the fight against terrorism, organized crime, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, neutralization of cyber treats in cyber security area, where a lot of intolerable and false data is thrown into a public space," Lavrov said.
However, Lavrov noted that Western partners are not willing to professionally check the assessments and exchange experience.
Russia’s top diplomat stressed that the success of efforts on settling many conflicts depends on Moscow and Washington. "Syria is probably the most acute and vital example," Lavrov said, noting that "there are good chances for uniting our efforts here, like on the Korean Peninsula, as opposed to other situations."
Lavrov noted that Russia and the US have influence on various sides in Syria and on the Korean Peninsula. "It is very important to use this influence for the benefit rather than to the detriment. It is necessary to achieve such steps, which would yield a result, rather than try to turn a situation into a confrontational dispute with the goal of gaining immediate domestic political goals today.".
