Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Syria and UN-brokered talks between the conflicting parties, the White House said Sunday.
Earlier today, the two presidents held informal talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Turkey's Antalya.
"President Obama and President Putin agreed on the need for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition, which would be proceeded by UN-mediated negotiations between the Syrian opposition and regime as well as a ceasefire," the White House statement reads.
Obama welcomed efforts by all countries in confronting Islamic State, noting the importance of Russia's military efforts in Syria focusing on the group, the statement reads.
The Kremlin was also positive about the talks, with Putin's aide Yury Ushakov saying that Russia and the US have similar strategic objectives in the fight against terrorism, though there are differences in tactics.
"It was an opportunity to talk quite thoroughly and the discussion was focused on two topics – at the beginning on Syria, and then on Ukraine," Ushakov told reporters adding that more time was devoted to Syria.
In addition, President Obama offered his condolences over last month's crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt resulting in the death of 224 people, the White House said in its statement.
(Sputnik)
15/11/15
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Putin, Obama had 20-minute conversation on sidelines of G20 summit in Turkey...
ReplyDeletePresidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Barack Obama of the United States had a 20-minute informal conversation on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty summit in Turkey’s Antalya on Sunday.
The two leaders used a break between the meeting of the BRICS heads of state and the summit’s working session to have separate conversation. They took seats in front of each other and spoke tete-a-tete in the presence of their interpreters.
No details of the conversation are available. The working dinner and contacts between the G20 leaders are held behind closed doors.
Earlier on Sunday, the two leaders exchanges a couple of words during the photo ceremony.
Putin and Obama had a full-format meeting in late September in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. That was their first meeting face-to-face over two years.
Aide to the Russian president, Yuri Ushakov, said earlier Putin and Obama had not planned a meeting during the G20 summit, though could not rule out their contacts on the sidelines.
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G20-Obama, Putin agree on need for political transition, ceasefire in Syria -US official...
ReplyDeleteUS President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including U.N.-mediated talks, when they spoke at the G20 summmit on Sunday, a White House official said.
In a 35 minute discussion on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Turkey, the two discussed efforts to find a solution to the conflict, which had been made more pressing by the attacks in Paris that killed 129 people, the official said.
"President Obama and President Putin agreed on the need for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition, which would be proceeded by UN-mediated negotiations between the Syrian opposition and regime as well a ceasefire," the official said.
Obama welcomed efforts by all countries in confronting Islamic State, noting the importance of Russia's military efforts in Syria focusing on the group, the official said..................http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/G20-Obama-Putin-agree-on-need-for-political-transition-ceasefire-in-Syria-US-official/articleshow/49793791.cms