June 19 (Reuters) – 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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