Russia's Lavrov: conversation with Blinken at G20 was 'constructive' but US said nothing new

FILE PHOTO-Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud after their talks in Moscow, Russia March 9, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that a conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in India last week was "constructive", but he heard nothing new from the U.S. side.

Speaking in an interview on Russian state TV, Lavrov said the pair spoke for 10 minutes and discussed nuclear arms issues and the conflict in Ukraine. It was the first meeting between the pair since Russia invaded Ukraine last February.