26 July 2013 Last updated at 10:30 ET
Mr Snowden has said his preferred destination would be somewhere in Latin America
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The American FBI and Russian FSB security services are "in talks" over US fugitive Edward Snowden, according to the Russian president's spokesman.
However, Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia's position that it "will not hand anyone over".
Mr Snowden has been trapped in the transit zone at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport for the past month as he has no valid travel documents.
The US wants him extradited for leaking details of surveillance programmes.
Mr Peskov did not specify what the nature of the talks between the agencies was.
He did, however, remind reporters that President Vladimir Putin had expressed a strong determination not to allow the case to interfere with US-Russian relations.
Mr Putin had not taken part in any discussions with the American authorities over Mr Snowden case, Mr Peskov said.
Mr Snowden "has not made any request that would require examination by the head of state", Mr Peskov added.
Continue reading the main story[h=2]Snowden leaks timeline[/h]
Mr Putin has refused to hand him to the American authorities, but said he could stay in Russia only if he stopped leaking US secrets.
Mr Snowden, whose passport has been cancelled by the US, has been in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport since arriving from Hong Kong on 23 June.
On Thursday Mr Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena denied earlier reports that Mr Snowden had been given Russian travel documents.
Mr Snowden has requested temporary asylum in Russia, and said recently his favoured final destination was Latin America.
The Snowden affair has caused diplomatic ructions around the world, upsetting America's close allies and traditional enemies.
Leaks by the former CIA worker have led to revelations that the US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting Americans' phone records.
On Wednesday evening, an attempt to block funding for the programme narrowly failed in a 205-217 vote in the US House of Representatives.
The White House had lobbied Congress to support the surveillance.
Opponents of the US, including Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua, have all offered Mr Snowden asylum.
Continue reading the main story[h=2]US spy leaks[/h]
The American FBI and Russian FSB security services are "in talks" over US fugitive Edward Snowden, according to the Russian president's spokesman.
However, Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia's position that it "will not hand anyone over".
Mr Snowden has been trapped in the transit zone at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport for the past month as he has no valid travel documents.
The US wants him extradited for leaking details of surveillance programmes.
Mr Peskov did not specify what the nature of the talks between the agencies was.
He did, however, remind reporters that President Vladimir Putin had expressed a strong determination not to allow the case to interfere with US-Russian relations.
Mr Putin had not taken part in any discussions with the American authorities over Mr Snowden case, Mr Peskov said.
Mr Snowden "has not made any request that would require examination by the head of state", Mr Peskov added.
Continue reading the main story[h=2]Snowden leaks timeline[/h]
- 5 June: First leak published in the Guardian saying the NSA is collecting the telephone records of millions of Americans
- 6 June: Details of the Prism programme published by Guardian and Washington Post
- 9 June: Guardian identifies Edward Snowden as source of the leaks, at his own request
- 14 June: US files criminal charges against Mr Snowden
- 23 June: Mr Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow, applies for asylum in Ecuador
- 2 July: Bolivian leader Evo Morales' plane apparently searched for Mr Snowden
- 6 July: Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua say they would offer Mr Snowden asylum
- 12 July Snowden gives news conference saying he is seeking asylum in Russia
Mr Putin has refused to hand him to the American authorities, but said he could stay in Russia only if he stopped leaking US secrets.
Mr Snowden, whose passport has been cancelled by the US, has been in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport since arriving from Hong Kong on 23 June.
On Thursday Mr Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena denied earlier reports that Mr Snowden had been given Russian travel documents.
Mr Snowden has requested temporary asylum in Russia, and said recently his favoured final destination was Latin America.
The Snowden affair has caused diplomatic ructions around the world, upsetting America's close allies and traditional enemies.
Leaks by the former CIA worker have led to revelations that the US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting Americans' phone records.
On Wednesday evening, an attempt to block funding for the programme narrowly failed in a 205-217 vote in the US House of Representatives.
The White House had lobbied Congress to support the surveillance.
Opponents of the US, including Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua, have all offered Mr Snowden asylum.