WASHINGTON, September 21. /TASS/. Russia and the United States expect to hold working contacts soon to remove irritants in bilateral relations, Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev told TASS.

"There are plans to hold a number of regular contacts at the working level soon to address mutual irritants in the Russian-American relationships both in Washington and in Moscow," the diplomat said.

When asked to specify the potential agenda, the Russian diplomat said that "technical issues related to routine operations of the diplomatic missions of Russia and the United States" would be discussed, including visa issues and the return of six Russian properties de facto seized in the US.