Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Alexei Fadeev said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will participate in the Russian-American summit in Alaska scheduled for Friday.
"Yes, I confirm Lavrov's participation in the event scheduled to be held in Alaska on Friday," Fadeev added in a press conference reported by the Russian news agency TASS.
US President Donald Trump announced on August 8 that he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15