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US Secretary of State Kerry to visit Russia before G8 summit

Kerry said he had had a “good meeting” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in London last week

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Itar-Tass) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he would visit Russia before the G8 summit.

Kerry made the announcement in Congress on Wednesday, April 17.

Kerry said he had had a “good meeting” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in London last week and he had invited him to visit Russia.

The Kremlin said earlier that President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama should have full-format talks during the G8 summit to be held in Northern Ireland in late June.