WASHINGTON, 14 April, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, during a phone with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. President Joe Biden proposed a summit, the White house affirmed.

Readout of the call provided by the administration on Tuesday said, Biden proposed holding the summit in the coming months.

The call, at least the second between the two men since Biden took office in January, comes as the United States and other Western countries grow weary of Russia’s budding troop presence along its border with Ukraine.

The two discussed a number of regional and global issues, the White House said.

Biden proposed holding a summit somewhere outside the U.S. and Russia “to discuss the full range of issues facing” the countries.

The Russian readout of the call said, “Both presidents expressed their willingness to continue the dialogue on the critical areas of ensuring global security, which would meet the interests not only of Russia and the United States, but the entire international community.”

“In addition, Joseph Biden expressed interest in normalizing the state of affairs on the bilateral track and establishing stable and predictable interaction on pressing matters such as ensuring strategic stability and arms control, Iran’s nuclear program, the situation in Afghanistan, and global climate change,” it added.

However, neither of the readouts indicated whether Putin agreed to the summit or how he received the proposal.