Rex Tillerson to meet Russian counterpart at G20 in Germany

[nitpicker]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38988639

Rex Tillerson to meet Russian counterpart at G20 in Germany

5 hours ago

From the section US & Canada

Rex Tillerson is in Germany for a meeting with G20 leaders on his first foreign trip as US secretary of state. Mr Tillerson is expected to confirm that the US remains committed to Nato, at the gathering of ministers in Bonn. He will also meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a time when US relations with Moscow are under the spotlight. Officials said the secretary of state's main intention was to listen to his G20 counterparts.

While in Germany, Mr Tillerson will participate in a series of sessions on global issues ranging from conflict prevention to developing cooperation with Africa. However it is his meeting on Thursday with Mr Lavrov that will be watched most closely.

Mr Tillerson is expected to seek "pragmatic and constructive cooperation in areas where our interests overlap," a US official told Reuters news agency. Counterterrorism is one area that the US secretary of state is hoping to "develop some possible avenues for cooperation," the official said.
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The first task for ministers at the gathering in Germany will be to get Mr Tillerson to spell out exactly what Mr Trump's "America First" means in practice.

[Ilsa]

1. Tillerson can recite that section of the

DSM that explains the trait of narcissism whereby anything beneficial to Trump (his plan) absolutely must come at the expense of others, even if there is a better way.