Story highlights Russian foreign minister said he's yet to see anything formal on the offer

Lavrov keen to renew dialogue after poor relationship with US during Obama years

(CNN) Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he has yet to see an agreement in which sanctions on Russia could be reduced in exchange for nuclear disarmament -- but he is keen to start talks with the US.

President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that the trade restrictions imposed after Russia's annexation of Crimea could be eased in return for a deal on weapons.

In a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Lavrov said he was aware of Trump's comments, which were reported in Germany's Bild newspaper and The Times of London

"I did not see the proposal to disarm combined with the sanctions, but if we speak about nuclear weapons and strategic stability and strategic parity -- this is exclusive between Russia and the United States and we understand that the elected president, the president of Russia, referred to the nuclear arsenals, I am convinced that for both us, one of the priorities and tasks would be to renew dialogue on strategic stability, which like everything else, was destroyed by the Obama administration," Lavrov said.

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