US Foreign Policy Chief Kerry Lands in Kenya for Security Talks

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US Secretary of State John Kerry landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya overnight where he will hold crucial talks on security and anti-terror cooperation, the US State Department said Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In Kenya, the US state secretary will meet President Uhuru Kenyatta, Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed, other regional foreign ministers, as well as participants of the Young African Leaders Initiative and the Mandela Washington Fellows programs.

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"John Kerry arrives in Kenya for meetings on bilateral issues, regional security and counterterrorism cooperation," the US authority in charge of foreign affairs said on Twitter.

Kenya’s capital Nairobi is the first stop of Kerry’s four-day trip to Africa and Saudi Arabia. He is expected to stop over in Nigeria later this week before continuing to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Kerry’s second stop will be in Nigeria on August 23-24 for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, which will focus on the fight against the Boko Haram militants, human rights issues and the country’s economic difficulties, according to the US State Department press release.

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In Sokoto, a predominantly Muslim city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, Kerry will deliver a speech about the importance of religious tolerance in fighting violent extremism, while in the capital city of Abuja, he will meet adolescent girls "working to change community perceptions" that depreciate girls’ role in society.

He is also expected to meet with northern governors and religious leaders of the West African country.

Kerry's final stop will be in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Senior Saudi leaders, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, officials from the United Kingdom and the UN special envoy for Yemen will meet with him to discuss the ongoing conflict in Yemen and measures to restore peace in the country.

The parties to the talks will also discuss the Syrian conflict and the fight against the Daesh jihadist group, outlawed in the United States, Russia and many other nations.

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