Catherine Ashton to meet with Russian foreign minister on March 6

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Catherine Ashton to meet with Russian foreign minister on March 6

MOSCOW. Feb 27 (Interfax) - The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton, is expected to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Rome on March 6, Ashton's press service reported on Wednesday.

"Catherine #Ashton to meet with #Russia FM Sergey #Lavrov on March 6, in Rome. Issues on international agenda to be discussed," the EU foreign policy chief's press service said on its Twitter page.

EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said earlier that Ashton intended to meet with Lavrov next week to discuss the situation in Ukraine.