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Bolton May Meet Russian Security Official By End of Summer

by Reuters

   JOHANNESBURG --

   U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton may meet the secretary of
   Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, by the end of summer,
   Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday.

   Ryabkov said a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and
   Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was also being discussed but
   there had been some difficulties over scheduling.
   "We are looking into different options of where minister Lavrov and
   Secretary of State Pompeo could possibly meet, including the sidelines
   of international events," Ryabkov said.