U.S. secretary of state gives potatoes to Russian FM

PARIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday in Paris presented two potatoes as a gift to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to NBC, this drew a chuckle from Lavrov, who commented by saying that the large potatoes, produced in the U.S. state of Idaho, were "impressive." U.S. secretary of state gives potatoes to Russian FM Kerry said Lavrov had mentioned Idaho's most famous export the last time they met. Russian and U.S. delegations were in Paris along with Syrian opposition groups ahead of the Geneva II peace talks in Switzerland next week. (Beta/AP) B92

U.S. secretary of state gives potatoes to Russian FM

Kerry said Lavrov had mentioned Idaho's most famous export the last time they met.

Russian and U.S. delegations were in Paris along with Syrian opposition groups ahead of the Geneva II peace talks in Switzerland next week.