John Kerry to travel to Kenya for talks on regional issues

US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia next week for talks with senior government officials on regional issues, the State Department said on Thursday.

State Department spokesman John Kirby said the visit to Kenya would focus on South Sudan’s peace process and Somalia’s political transition.

Mr Kerry is set to arrive in Kenya on Monday where he is scheduled to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta. He will also meet Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed and other regional foreign ministers.

In Nigeria, he would meet President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss cooperation on the fight against Boko Haram militants, the Nigerian economy and human rights issues.

In Saudi Arabia, Kerry would meet senior Saudi leaders as well as counterparts from Gulf Arab states to discuss the conflict in Yemen, Kirby said.


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