Commenting on the upcoming negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the southern city of Sochi, Pompeo tweeted that his meeting will highlight a number of important topics. "On some issues we may agree, on others we may disagree, but when it's in our national interests, it is our responsibility to find a way forward", he added.
The agenda of the talks, which are the first high-level meeting since the release of the Mueller report, includes bilateral ties as well as pressing international issues such as Iran, Venezuela, Syria, and arms control.
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This is the first official visit of Pompeo as the 70th US secretary of state to Russia. Previously, he held a meeting with Lavrov on the side-lines of the Arctic Council in Finland.
