Kerry to visit Belgium on Friday in show of U.S. support after bombings


  • World
  • Thursday, 24 Mar 2016

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Belgium on Friday to voice U.S. support for investigations of Tuesday's bombings, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday after Kerry arrived in Moscow for talks on Syria and Ukraine.

"He will reiterate the strong support of the United States for Belgian efforts to both investigate these attacks and continue contributing to international efforts to counter violent extremism," spokesman John Kirby said.

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