26 Feb 2013 20:34

Lavrov, Kerry meet

BERLIN. Feb 26 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Berlin on Tuesday.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon and State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland were present at the meeting, held behind closed doors.

Before the meeting, Kerry patted Lavrov on the shoulder, and the two men spent a long time shaking each other's hands and smiling.