Russia-U.S. contacts not on hold, everything is in progress - Dmitriev

ST. PETERSBURG. June 19 (Interfax) - Russian-U.S. contacts continue, they are not "on hold," Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head Kirill Dmitriev said.

The contacts "are not on hold, everything is in progress," Dmitriev said, responding to a question to Life journalist Alexander Yunashev.

Dmitriev, who is the Russian president's special representative on investment and economic cooperation, earlier met with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce, after which he said he was "in constant contact" with U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff.