GENEVA, March 6 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with a red “reset button” to symbolise improved ties, but the gift drew smiles as the word “reset” was mistranslated into the Russian for “overcharge”.
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Clinton joked to Lavrov: “We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it?”
“You got it wrong,” said Lavrov, smiling as the two pushed the reset button together before dinner at a Geneva hotel.
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