Russia, US see grounds for financial ties, Russian finance minister says

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Dialogue ‌between Russia ​and ​the U.S. should continue to find common ground in economics, which should make ‌it easier to discuss political issues, Russian ⁠Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, according to an Interfax ‌news agency report on ‌Wednesday.

Asked about a bilateral meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held on Monday at the ​G20 finance leaders conference in North Carolina, Siluanov said both countries have agreed that ⁠there are grounds for developing financial ties despite complications, Interfax reported.

Siluanov, ​who said he was meeting with Bessent for the first time, said he believed ​that people from the ‌financial world sometimes may find common understanding faster than politicians.

"So we must always ⁠keep talking; we need to continue the dialogue. If we find strong points of common interest - and ⁠they do exist - we need to develop them. Then ​political issues will also be easier to resolve," he said, according to Interfax.

Reuters reported on Monday that a source ‌familiar with the ministers' meeting said Bessent made clear to Siluanov no ‌economic relief for Russia or agreements on other ⁠issues were possible until ‌its war in ​Ukraine ends.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christian ‌Schmollinger)

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