U.S.'s Kerry to visit Cyprus, five other European countries

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WASHINGTON, Safar 13, 1437, November 25, 2015, SPA -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will go on a six-nation European tour next week, including a visit to Cyprus for talks with Cypriot leaders to encourage progress toward ending the island's 40-year division, the State Department said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Kerry will travel to Paris on Monday to join President Barack Obama for the opening of international climate talks. He will then go to Brussels to attend NATO meetings, to Kosovo's capital Pristina and to the Serbian capital Belgrade, where he will take part in a meeting of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, the department said in a statement. On Dec. 3 he will travel to Nicosia, where he will "meet with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to encourage continued progress in the U.N.-facilitated settlement talks," it said. Kerry will travel to Athens on Dec. 4 on the final leg of his trip, and his talks with Greek officials will include the migration and refugee crisis and economic reforms, the State Department said. --SPA 02:59 LOCAL TIME 23:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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