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Lavrov, Kerry to hold talks in Geneva on August 26 — ministry

The talks are expected to focus on the anti-terrorist cooperation in Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry and  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Alexandr Sherbak/TASS
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
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MOSCOW, August 24. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks in Switzerland’s Geneva on Friday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said.

"On August 26, the talks of Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry will take place in Geneva," the ministry said.

The talks are expected to focus on the anti-terrorist cooperation of Russia and the United States in Syria. Earlier experts of the two countries held consultations in Geneva to discuss the possibilities of this cooperation.