# Russia ready to resume political consultations with Vatican — Lavrov

https://mins.news/en/item/31683

- TASS, 2026-08-25 13:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2177511

> Russia is prepared to restore political consultations with the Vatican at deputy foreign minister level and resume expert-level inter-ministerial talks on specific issues, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Paul Richard Gallagher.

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