Excerpts: US, Saudi,Russia diplomats Qatar meeting August 01, 2015

+++SOURCE:Naharnet (Lebanon) 1 Aug/’15:”Top Russian U.S. and Saudi Diplomats
to meet in Qatar”,Associate Press

SUBJECT:Top U.S.,Russian,Saudi diplomats Qatar meeting

FULL TEXT:Russia's foreign minister has scheduled a trilateral meeting in
Qatar with his U.S. and Saudi counterparts.The Russian Foreign Ministry said
that Sergey Lavrov will confer with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and
Saudi Foreign Minister Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir during his
two-day trip to Doha starting Sunday[2 Aug.]. Kerry earlier has said he
plans to meet separately in Doha with Lavrov to discuss Syria, Iran and the
ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

The ministry said that during his visit to Qatar, Lavrov will discuss the
crises in Syria, Libya and Yemen, international efforts to combat the
Islamic State group and Iran's role in regional affairs after last month's
signing of Iran's nuclear deal.

Despite Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine, President Barack Obama has
thanked Moscow for helping reach the agreement.
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Sue Lerner - Associate, IMRA