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Middle East tour on Rubio's agenda

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning a trip to the Middle East next week and is expected to visit Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain, Axios reported on Friday, citing two sources.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning a trip to the Middle East next week and is expected to visit Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain, Axios reported on Friday, citing two sources.

Rubio is expected to hold a summit with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Bahrain, Axios reported later, citing a third unidentified source.

The State Department did not immediately respond to an emailed request for confirmation.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Ryan Patrick Jones)

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