Sochi Tomato is Idaho Potato's best friend / Дары Краснодарского края едут в Америку pic.twitter.com/ifFddu6dOv
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) 12 мая 2015
Kerry will also take home a T-shirt with symbols of Victory/ А еще Дж.Керри увезет домой футболку с символикой Победы pic.twitter.com/p3aXzUur2W
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) 12 мая 2015
The Krasnodar potato, Kerry received as a gift on Tuesday, is said to be a distant relative of the Idaho potato the US state secretary handed Lavrov ahead of a major conference on Syria in January 2014, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook.
PHOTO: Kerry presented Lavrov with potato from Idaho before beginning of talks in Paris: via @mfa_russia #idahopotato pic.twitter.com/vBgCfduVpb
— RT (@RT_com) 13 января 2014
In return, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a pink ushanka hat to Jen Psaki, the then State Department spokeswoman, wishing her to stay "warm and fancy" during the US winter storms.
Russia responded w/ #Ushanka Hat gifted to @statedeptspox to stay warm&fancy during #US #winterstorm up to @Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/yPmWTxydyE
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) 13 января 2014
Kerry is on a visit to Sochi to hold talks with Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a wide range of topics, including Syria, Iran, Yemen and Ukraine.
