U.S Department of State
Office of the Spokesperson
Media Note
June 12, 2019
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea L. Thompson met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in Prague today to build on the discussions held by Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Minister Lavrov during their May 14 meeting in Sochi, Russia.
In this, her fourth meeting this year with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Under Secretary Thompson raised a range of U.S. national security priorities and strategic security issues on which the United States would like to engage in a more constructive dialogue with Russia.