Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leave after their bilateral meeting at the APEC Ministers Summit in Lima, Peru November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool - RTX2U831

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that preparations were being made for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to meet in Rome, the RIA news agency reported.