MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Kirill Dmitriev, Russian special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and director general of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has held a meeting with Washington’s representatives in the US state of Florida.

TASS has gathered the key information about the consultations.

Russia-US meeting

- Dmitriev said on Russia’s national messenger Max that he had visited the US upon orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin, taking part in a meeting of the heads of a working group on economic cooperation between the two countries.

- According to the envoy, the meeting addressed both promising projects that can help restore Russia-US relations and the current crisis on global energy markets.

Dmitriev’s statements

- The US is becoming increasingly aware of the role of Russian oil and gas in ensuing the stability of the world economy, as well as of the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia, Dmitriev said after the meeting.

- He also thanked US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff, the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and senior White House advisor Josh Gruenbaum for a productive meeting.

Witkoff’s statements

- The US and Russian delegations discussed a number of issues at the meeting and agreed to maintain contact, Witkoff said.