Dmitriev says ‘three steps forward’ made following meetings in Washington

Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO and special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev said that Russia and the United States have made "three steps forward" after two days of consultations in Washington, Report informs via TASS.

"Yes, definitely," he said when asked by reporters whether his meetings with Washington administration officials had resulted in a step forward. "I would say that today and yesterday we made three steps forward on a large number of issues," Dmitriev pointed out.

According to him, the issues have been piling up: for three years, there was virtually no communication between Russia and the United States. "Therefore, the process of dialogue, the process of resolution will take some time, but it is definitely positive and constructive," Dmitriev concluded.

"And we see that such ideological restrictions, which exist among the EU countries, can actually allow American companies to occupy a number of niches, but again, only where it is useful for Russia, if the Russian government approves this and joint ventures with Russian companies are created, because, of course, the priority is the creation of joint ventures with Russian companies," he told a small group of reporters in Washington.