The Latest: Moscow to host Iranian and Syrian ministers

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The Latest: Moscow to host Iranian and Syrian ministers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-latest-mortar-attack-kills-2-russian-officers-in-syria/2017/04/11/0f6ace64-1eab-11e7-bb59-a74ccaf1d02f_story.html?utm_term=.0b3ce8c6e12d

 By Associated Press April 11 at 10:04 AM

BEIRUT — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):

5 p.m.

Russia says it will host the foreign ministers of Iran and Syria for a three-way meeting.

The meeting announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry is set for Friday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday in remarks carried by Russian news agencies that President Vladimir Putin isn’t planning to take part in the meeting.

The meeting comes after the visit by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who arrived in Moscow Tuesday.

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Now here's a matter for our intel to step up their game.

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President Vladimir Putin isn’t planning to take part in the meeting.

The slap had some effect. He doesn't piss about with showy deniability without reason.