President Donald Trump will host Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov for talks at the White House on Wednesday, his highest-level encounter with a Russian official since taking office.
The two men will meet in the Oval Office at 10:30 am (1430 GMT), according to the White House.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attend the Wednesday meeting, a US State Department official told Sputnik.
On Tuesday, media reported that Lavrov would meet Trump during the working visit to the United States. The meeting was later confirmed by a White House official and the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“I can confirm Secretary Tillerson will attend the White House meeting with President Trump and Foreign Minister Lavrov,” the official said Tuesday.
In April, Tillerson paid a visit to Moscow and held a conversation with Lavrov. After the negotiations, the two ministers participated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Source: Agencies
