Top Russian and US diplomats discuss UN meeting on Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pictured) spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over the phone Sunday. (File/AFP)

• The pair discussed Putin's proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russia’s proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran, the Russian foreign ministry said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a video summit with the United States and the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers — Britain, France, China, Germany and Iran — to try to avoid further “confrontation and escalation” over Iran at the United Nations.