US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he briefly discussed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the possibility of the presidents meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Summit (APEC) in China. He said this after the meeting of the G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta. It was broadcast by DWS News. The head of the State Department said that there was no meeting with Lavrov, they only spoke briefly. Sergey Lavrov told the press that in Atlanta he had a "good short conversation" with Marco Rubio.