Russia's Lavrov to visit Turkey on Aug. 13-14 for Syria talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Moscow, Russia July 31, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Ankara on August 13-14 and discuss the situation in Syria with his Turkish counterpart, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)