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Agence France-Presse: Tillerson to meet allies as NATO races to save talks

Published March 25, 2017 at 9:15 am

This file photo taken on March 23, shows US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prior to a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the State Department in Washington, DC. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with members of the NATO alliance next week, after initially planning to skip ministerial talks, a spokesman said on March 24. The State Department was unable to confirm whether the new March 31 meeting in Brussels will replace a planned foreign ministers' meeting that Tillerson will not attend on April 5 and 6.

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Washington – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said, as alliance diplomats worked to nail down the date.

“We are currently planning to hold the meeting of NATO foreign ministers on 31 March. Consultations on scheduling among Allies are ongoing,” a NATO official in Brussels said.