A meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Donald Trump of the United States, which is currently being prepared, is necessary for both countries not for show or sensations but for concrete results, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.

Axar.az reports citing to TASS "This meeting is necessary for both us and the Americans, as far as I understand, not to make any sort of external effect and say, ‘Here it is, a sensation, a meeting which has been talked about for so long has finally taken place,’" Lavrov said in an interview with the Mir television channel. "Both us and our US partners are confident that when the leaders meet, it is important not only for the sake of shaking hands and hearing what they think about their relations with each other and international problems."

"Russia and the United State have such great influence on international stability and security that such a meeting, naturally, is expected to yield concrete results. And to ensure it does, it should be well prepared, and we are currently doing that," he said.