Russian minister praises Tillerson 'pragmatism'
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Russia's foreign minister says the "pragmatism" of the nominee for the next US secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, is good basis for future relations.
Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday in the Serbian capital that both President-elect Donald Trump and Tillerson "have not been against our cooperation."
Lavrov says, "we expect that this pragmatism will be a good foundation for building mutually beneficial cooperation" between the US and Russia.
Tillerson has close ties to Russia and President Vladimir Putin, which is certain to draw scrutiny and fuel a potential Senate confirmation fight.
