WASHINGTON
-- A State Department official says President Barack Obama is sending
Secretary of State John Kerry to Switzerland this week to discuss a possible
deal on Syria's chemical weapons with Russia's foreign minister.
The official said Kerry would meet with Sergey Lavrov (SEHR'-gay
LAHV'-rahf) in Geneva on Thursday to try to reach a deal on a U.N. Security
Council resolution that would require Syria to give up its chemical weapons
or face consequences.
The official was not authorized to discuss the mission publicly and spoke
on condition of anonymity.
The last-minute trip reflects a flurry of developments that have occurred
since Russia said Monday it would push Syria to get rid of its chemical
weapons stockpiles and Syria agreed.
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