Top Russian, U.S. diplomats to meet after Putin-Trump summit: Russian foreign minister

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News ID: 25462
Publish Date: 16:26 - 04 July 2018
TEHRAN, July 04 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow and Washington had agreed that he would meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after President Vladimir Putin holds a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 16.

Top Russian, U.S. diplomats to meet after Putin-Trump summit: Russian foreign ministerTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) Lavrov said his meeting with Pompeo would have to take place after the summit in Helsinki and not before because of his U.S. counterpart's tight schedule.

Lavrov, who was speaking at a news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, also said that Moscow hoped the Putin-Trump summit would serve as a platform for what he called a frank conversation about all the issues that trouble U.S.-Russia relations.

Source: Reuters

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