ST. PETERSBURG. June 19 (Interfax) - Russia will reciprocate the possible decision of the West to restore relations, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
"They shut down communication in the previous period, and now they are searching for an opportunity to restore these [communication] channels without losing their face. We will not act of out spite but rather will reciprocate [their efforts]," Lavrov said in an interview with RBC TV at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
"In this case, reciprocity will be positive if they propose to unfreeze communication channels," the Russian foreign minister added.