Trump to host Lavrov at White House on Wednesday

 

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will host Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov for talks at the White House on Wednesday, his highest-level encounter with a Russian official since taking office.
The two men will meet in the Oval Office at 10:30 am (1430 GMT), according to the White House.
The Russian foreign minister, making his first trip to Washington in four years, will also meet his counterpart Rex Tillerson as he seeks US support for Moscow’s plan to establish safe zones in Syria.
The United States was not part of the deal signed by Syrian government backers Russia and Iran, and rebel supporter Turkey, last Thursday in the Kazakh capital Astana.
Washington has given the plan an extremely cautious welcome, citing concerns about Iran’s role as a guarantor.