The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry meet in Geneva.

The main theme, As stated before, is the Situation in Ukraine in the context of the implementation by the parties of the conflict Minsk agreements. The parties will also consider the situation in the middle East and North Africa, the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear dossier.

The meeting takes place at the hotel President Wilson in the closed mode. Lavrov and Kerry greeted each other and shook hands under the lenses of cameras. Then the press was asked to leave the hall.

The meeting will last about an hour, in 12. 00 Mr Lavrov is scheduled speech at the Symposium on disarmament.

This is the second Meeting of foreign Ministers of Russia and the USA In the current year. In the past year, Lavrov and Kerry have met more than fifteen times and has organized dozens of phone conversations.


As told Russian reporters, Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov, in the course of negotiations the Parties will discuss the implementation of the Minsk agreement on Ukraine, Iran's nuclear program and the situation in the middle East." Themes, respectively, the most urgent, burning, sharp position at the moment - everything connected with the execution of the Minsk agreements. The situation in Ukraine will be in the spotlight, " said the Deputy Minister.

according to him, Russia proceeds from the assumption that " middle Eastern Themes will sound during this meeting, including Syria ".

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