OREANDA-NEWS Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev spoke about the beginning of rapprochement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). His words are quoted by Sport-Express.

According to him, the dialogue with international sports officials is conducted non-publicly through various channels. "You have noticed that in my rhetoric I also believe that it is necessary to end the accusations in order to start legal movements for reunification, to soften the position of the IOC towards us," Degtyarev added.

Earlier, the Minister of Sports named the qualities that the new IOC president, the best for Russia, should have. According to Degtyarev, a functionary should be an independent, independent figure, devoted to the Olympic principles.

Earlier, the current head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, called a condition for restoring relations between the organization and Russia. He noted that the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) must follow the rules of the Olympic movement.