By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/photo-potato-diplomacy-paris Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter PHOTO: Potato diplomacy in Paris Politics Jan 13, 2014 5:48 PM EDT From TV Pool producer Jamie Crawford, Lavrov called the potatoes from Kerry "impressive." (They clearly had a peel.) pic.twitter.com/RkKz6eaXbT — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 13, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov two Idaho potatoes at a meeting in Paris on Monday. Kerry and Lavrov are meeting in preparation for Geneva II peace talks over Syria next week. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby @CShalby
From TV Pool producer Jamie Crawford, Lavrov called the potatoes from Kerry "impressive." (They clearly had a peel.) pic.twitter.com/RkKz6eaXbT — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 13, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov two Idaho potatoes at a meeting in Paris on Monday. Kerry and Lavrov are meeting in preparation for Geneva II peace talks over Syria next week. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now