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Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev meets US Ambassador Tefft

Russia-US relations were discussed at the meeting, which lasted for an hour and a half
US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft Ilya Pitalev/TASS
US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft
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MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has met with US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft on the diplomat’s initiative, the economic and political studies Gorbachev Foundation said on its website on Monday.

"Russia-US relations were discussed at the meeting, which lasted for an hour and a half," the statement said. "Gorbachev has stressed the importance of a dialogue on all the current problems in order to restore trust and cooperation between the two countries."