Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov appeared to get irritated with reporters at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, sarcastically remarking on the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

"Was he fired? You're kidding?" Lavrov told reporters. "You're kidding."

Appearing with Lavrov, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was more measured, and made no specific comment on Comey.

He stressed that the purpose of Lavrov's trip to Washington was "to continue our dialogue and our exchange of views that began in Moscow… on a very broad range of topics."