Kerry heading to Middle East this week -State Department


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  • Monday, 04 May 2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses at the memorial park where the former U.S. embassy premises stood after laying a wreath in memory of those killed in the building during a car bomb blast by suspected al-Qaeda militants in August of 1998 in capital Nairobi May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Saudi Arabia and Paris this week to discuss Middle Eastern issues, a spokeswoman said on Monday.

Kerry will be in Riyadh on Wednesday and Thursday to meet with senior Saudi leaders to discuss regional security issues, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said. Saudi Arabia has been leading a coalition conducting air strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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