US Secretary of State Tillerson meets with Russia's Lavrov
Posted February 16, 2017 6:00 am
BONN, Germany (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have met for the first time in the highest-level face-to-face contact between the two countries since President Donald Trump took office.
Lavrov was asked if Russia is concerned about turmoil in the Trump administration. He repeated Moscow's standard line that Russia "does not interfere in the domestic matters of other countries."
Tillerson did not speak at the meeting on the sidelines of a conference of foreign ministers of Group of 20 major powers in Bonn, Germany.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pauses as he talks to German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a bilateral meeting prior to a meeting of the group of 20 Foreign Ministers in Bonn, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. The G-20 Foreign Ministers meet until Friday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, pool)
The Associated Press
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