Russia says world powers have agreed to hold five-way summit, date to be agreed: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to hold a summit, but the date and agenda are still under discussion, the RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in January proposed holding a summit between the leaders of Russia, China, the United States, France and Britain this year to discuss the conflict in Libya and other global problems.

Lavrov made the comments on Tuesday, RIA said.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Andrew Osborn)