Lavrov Holds Talks With Rubio in New York
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio in New York, with the talks beginning without opening remarks to the press.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York, according to a report from TASS, the Russian state news agency.
The talks began with no opening remarks delivered to the press and continued in a closed format, TASS reported, meaning the substance of the discussion was not made public at the time.
The report did not specify the date of the meeting, its location within New York, or the topics discussed. It also did not indicate whether the two officials were meeting on the sidelines of a broader event, such as a United Nations gathering, which frequently brings foreign ministers to New York.
Lavrov and Rubio have held periodic contacts amid the broader state of U.S.-Russia relations. No joint statement or readout from either side was included in the original report.
Further details on the outcome of the talks were not immediately available.
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