"He will have talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to continue to discuss current issues of bilateral relations and the international agenda," the ministry said.

The situation in the Russia-U.S. relations is complicated, the ministry noted. "They [the relations] have been seriously damaged by unfriendly steps Washington has been taking since early 2014. These include breaking of ties in many areas, imposing of sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities, which runs counter to the international law. One of the results is the reduction of bilateral trade by almost a third," the ministry said.

"Moscow is taking reciprocal steps in response to the United States’ attempt to inflict damage to us, including to dangerous actions in the military sphere," the ministry said, adding that it has been warning the U.S side that its "confrontational course towards Russia is futile and even dangerous and constructive cooperation is possible only on the basis of equality, non-interference into our domestic affairs and reckoning with Russian interests."

Syria and Ukraine among central topics

"One of the central places in the ongoing dialogue with Washington is allocated to the Syrian settlement," the Russian foreign ministry said. "With Russia and the United States playing a leading role as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group, a ceasefire regime has been observed in most of Syria’s provinces since February 27. Regular Russia-U.S. contacts have been established at the political and expert level, including in the military sphere in order to make the regime of cessation of hostilities hold, to ensure humanitarian access, to combat terrorists and to promote the intra-Syrian negotiating process."