Putin, Trump stressed importance of continuing interaction

Putin, Trump stressed importance of continuing interaction Russia and the United States have vast prospects of mutually beneficial cooperation, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov saidMOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump stressed importance of continuing bilateral interaction in their telephone conversation, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters. "Speaking about the bilateral relations, the presidents stressed importance of continuing communications, including on military-political and, certainly, economic topic," Ushakov noted. Russia and the United States have vast prospects of mutually beneficial cooperation, he added. 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