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The Latest: Tillerson thanks Russian envoy for coming to DC

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

By Associated Press 2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the Washington visit of Russian’s top diplomat for meeting with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (all times local):

9 a.m.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has thanked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (SEHR’-gay LAHV’-rahf) for coming to Washington for talks with U.S. officials.

Tillerson and Lavrov are meeting at the State Department, and then Lavrov heads to the White House to see President Donald Trump.

Tillerson says his meeting with Lavrov is a chance for the two diplomats to “continue our dialogue” and “exchange of views” that they started last month in Moscow. During that trip, Tillerson said relations with Russia was at a low and needed to be rebuilt.