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US initiates meeting between Rubio, Lavrov — diplomatic source
MANILA /The Philippines/, July 23. /TASS/. The meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Manila was initiated by the United States, a diplomatic source said. Under the media protocol, two groups of journalists - ten from Russia and ten from the United States - were allowed into the meeting room after Lavrov and Rubio had taken their seats at the negotiating table. The United States is acting as the host because it initiated the meeting, the diplomatic source told reporters.