Russia's FM Lavrov to visit Venezuela on Sept. 26: RIA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Moscow, Russia, September 21, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Venezuela on Sept. 26 for talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing the foreign ministry (Reporting by Alexander Winning; Writing by Lidia Kelly and Alexander Winning, editing by Jason Bush)