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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met U.S. ambassador John Sullivan on Friday, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on its website.
It said the men had discussed "bilateral issues", providing no further details.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)