U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry will fly to the first day of the week in Sochi, where he is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, said the authorized state Department Marie Harf.
"Secretary of state John Kerry eleven may go to Sochi (Russia), where he will meet with President Putin, Minister of foreign Affairs Lavrov and other Russian authorities on 12 may to discuss the full range of bilateral and regional issues, among them Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine," Harf said, reports RIA " Novosti ".
"This trip is part of our efforts to maintain direct channels of communication with high-ranking Russian representatives and to ensure that the U.S. position had been made clear," added the Commissioner of the state Department. She also said that Kerry After talks in Sochi will go to Antalya (Turkey) to consult with colleagues and partners who are going to the meeting of Ministers of foreign Affairs of NATO on may 13 ". Then Kerry will return to Washington on the same day will participate in the negotiations of President Barack Hussein Obama with the leaders of the countries of the Persian Gulf. First, a diplomatic source said that although Moscow does not expect the arrival of U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry in Sochi on 12 may breakthrough results, but the fact of the visit to the Russian Federation is very important and symbolic. The Russian side hopes that the visit of gossekratarya USA John Kerry in Sochi will contribute to the normalization of relations of the Russian capital and Washingtonas on Sunday in a telephone conversation, held at American initiative, Lavrov and Kerry agreed to hold a meeting in the near future. First it was claimed that U.S. Secretary of state wishes may 12 to arrive in Sochi, however, consensus about it on may 9 was not.

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