All eyes on US' Tillerson at G20 diplomatic debut

SBS World News Radio: All eyes at the G20 summit in Germany were on the new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he met for the first time with foreign ministers from the countries in attendance.

Russian foreign MInister Sergei Lavrov(r) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson(l).Russian foreign MInister Sergei Lavrov(r) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson(l).

Russian foreign MInister Sergei Lavrov(r) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson(l). Source: AAP

All eyes at the G20 summit in Germany were on the new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

It was Mr Tillerson's first meeting with foreign ministers from the Group of 20 economies in attendance.

And in a dizzying day of diplomacy there was one handshake that seemed to matter most.

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov came face-to-face with his politically inexperienced US counterpart.

SBS Europe correspondent Brett Mason is at the talks in Bonn.

He is speaking with Peggy Giakoumelos.

 


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