- Title: Trump and Putin see eye to eye on many foreign policy aims - Lavrov
- Date: 23rd January 2017
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JANUARY 23, 2017) (REUTERS) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV AND HIS HUNGARIAN COUNTERPART PETER SZIJJARTO AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "Of course, we are following how the situation in the United States has been developing. We see quite a few things eye to eye when it comes to interpretation of many important foreign policy goals, which were declared by Donald Trump and which closely overlap with President Putin's vision of the Russian Federation's foreign policy goals." MEDIA AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "As the ground for his actions on the international arena, Donald Trump is clearly pursuing the United States' vital interests, rather than attempts to interfere in other countries' business. The Russian Federation carries out its foreign policy according to the very same principles." LAVROV AND SZIJJARTO LEAVING
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- Keywords: Russia U.S. Sergei Lavrov Donald Trump Vladimir Putin foreign policy United States
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00160AX007
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin see eye to eye when it comes to many foreign policy goals, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday (January 23).
Lavrov was speaking at a news conference with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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