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Obama hopes to meet Putin on sidelines of G20 summit

30 August 2016 [14:57] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Gunay Hasanova

U.S. President Barack Obama hopes to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin "on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou,U.S. President's Deputy Assistant for National Security Ben Rhodes said at a White House briefing on August 29, TASS reported.

Rhodes noted that the official meeting between the leaders of Russia and the U.S. is not scheduled.

“However, in all forums with Russia’s participation, we always try to find a way to communicate with them”, he said, adding that Syria and Ukraine issues are usually in the attention point.

"We also hope (for such an opportunity)," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying. "We are ready, although the final decision has not been made yet," he added.

The last Putin-Obama meeting took place at the International Climate Change Conference in Paris in late November.

Previously, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held negotiations at the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva (Switzerland).

The main topic of discussions was the coordination between Russia and the U.S. in the fight against terrorists in Syria.

Moreover, the parties discussed the situation in Ukraine and issues on the bilateral agenda.

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