MOSCOW, February 25. /TASS/. The next phase of Russian-US engagement will take place at an expert level along the lines of foreign ministries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, replying to a question about reports by the Western media about the purported February 25 meeting in Riyadh.

He redirected the question to the Russian Foreign Ministry: "The next communication in line is along the lines of foreign ministries, interaction at an expert level, so I recommend that you address the Foreign Ministry for information about this meeting."

According to Peskov, such talks will discuss measures on restoring dialogue. He also specified that, above all, measures on normalizing the operations of diplomatic agencies on a mutual basis "will be precisely discussed at these talks on an expert level."

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Russia-US talks on issues in bilateral relations will take place at the end of this week. According to him, the meeting will be conducted at the level of department heads of foreign policy agencies.