Russia says recent talks with U.S. pave way for diplomatic normalisation

Russia's ambassador to the U.S said on Thursday that the day's talks between the two countries in Istanbul had made it possible to make progress in normalizing the two countries' diplomatic missions, Russian news agency TASS reported.

TASS cited Alexander Darchiev as saying that both sides had stressed the importance of resuming direct flights between Russia and the U.S. in expanding business ties and contacts.