Russia's Lavrov to meet US' Tillerson in Bonn on Thursday

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet US counterpart Rex Tillerson for the first time Thursday in Germany, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday.

"The meeting with Secretary of State Mr. Tillerson has been planned and is being prepared" on February 16, when both diplomats will be in Bonn for the G20 ministerial talks, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quoted by Russian agencies as saying.