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Published on 05-14-2019 08:38 PM
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's Press Availability with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov | site |
Sochi, Russia - - (May 14, 2019) - - The U.S. Department of State provided the following transcript of U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo's Press Availability today at the Rus Hotel with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, we are beginning a joint press conference. Secretary of State, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, please.
FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. First of all, I would like to once again welcome Mike Pompeo on Russian soil. This is his first visit to Russia in his capacity of Secretary of State of the U.S., though he used to come here in his other capacities before. Today we have had negotiations as a follow-up to a meaningful one-hour-and-a-half telephone conversation between our presidents which took play on the 3rd of May. And following up on that conversation, heads of
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