Rubio to meet Lavrov on ASEAN sidelines – U.S. official

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday during the ASEAN foreign ministers’ summit in Malaysia, a senior State Department official told Reuters.

The meeting is set to take place on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering in Kuala Lumpur, the official said.