Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and US State Secretary Tillerson Meet in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, April 12. This marks the first visit of a Trump administration official to Russia.


Russia's FM Lavrov said that Russia views the US strikes in Syria as a violation of law.

"I will be frank that we have a lot of questions regarding very ambiguous as well as contradictory ideas regarding a whole plethora of bilateral and international agenda coming from Washington," Lavrov said.

Lavrov stressed that it is "fundamentally important to prevent future US attacks on Syria." He pointed out that it is difficult for Moscow to receive Washington's explanations on operational issues because "not all State Department positions have been filled" yet.

Lavrov concluded that the US State Secretary Tillerson's visit to Moscow comes at the right time and is a "good opportunity to clarify the prospects of the cooperation."
  (Sputnik)
12/4/17