Talks in Riyadh technical, content not to be made public — Kremlin

MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. Delegations from Russia and the US have conducted technical consultations in Riyadh and sent reports to their respective leaders; the talks’ results will not be published, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a news briefing.

"After all, this is about technical talks," the Kremlin official said. "Technical - meaning the talks with getting into details so, certainly, the content of these talks will not be made public for sure. This is something that should not be expected," he explained.

"Currently, the reports made [by the delegations] to their capitals are being analyzed, and only later it will be possible to speak of any understanding," Peskov added.

Earlier, a meeting between Russia and the United States concluded in Riyadh after more than 12 hours of consultations, during which issues related to the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict were discussed. According to a source in the Russian delegation, the parties have agreed on a joint statement, which is to be distributed by the Kremlin and the White House today. The participants did not comment on the outcome of the meeting.

The Russian delegation was led by Grigory Karasin, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, and Sergey Beseda, advisor to the director of the Federal Security Service. The US delegation included Andrew Peek, senior director for Europe at the National Security Council, Michael Anton, director of policy planning staff at the State Department, as well as staff from the offices of Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.