Press Releases: Readout of Secretary Tillerson’s Meeting With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

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Readout

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

September 17, 2017


The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert:

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met this evening in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

The two recommitted to deconflicting military operations in Syria, reducing the violence, and creating the conditions for the Geneva process to move forward, pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254.