With new talk of escalation, Islamabad is trying to revive negotiations without alienating Tehran, Riyadh or Washington.

Vladimir Zelensky is also expected to take part in the talks and has already arrived in Norway

"Naturally, this is a benefit for American diesel and fuel consumers," Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko added

There are only occasional meetings between senior officials on the sidelines of multilateral international events, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov noted