Talks with Russia's Lavrov 'very, very good': Trump

Sergei Lavrov is the most high-profile Kremlin official to visit the White House in years

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump described an Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as "very, very good" on Wednesday, claiming progress on ending the conflict in Syria.

"We had a very, very good meeting" Trump said shortly after the meeting.

"We're going to stop the killing and the death [in Syria]," he added.

Lavrov on Wednesday became the most senior Russian official to meet Trump since he came to office, and the most high-profile Kremlin official to visit the White House in years.



It is rare for a foreign minister - or any non-head of state representing a foreign country - to be given a meeting in the Oval Office.

"I think that we are going to do very well with respect to Syria, I think things are happening - they are really, really, really positive," Trump said.