MOSCOW. Feb 8 (Interfax) - Russia is ready for interaction with the United States and other Western countries as long as there is mutual respect, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"As concerns our relations with the United States, the European Union, and the West as a whole, we don't lack willingness to work together on any issues, as long as it is based not on ultimatums, but on equitable and mutually respectful dialogue," Lavrov said at a public event marking Diplomatic Workers' Day (celebrated on February 10).