Obama, on Sunday, also met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose military has recently clashed with USA -backed Kurdish fighters in Syria.
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President Barack Obama said Monday the US and Russian Federation have not given up on negotiations that could stem the bloodshed in Syria, but acknowledged leaders are challenged by “gaps of trust” between the rival powers.
President Barack Obama wrapped up his final G20 meetings Monday confronting two of his prickly global counterparts, saying his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was “candid, blunt and businesslike” and that bombastic comments from his Philippine counterpart could lead to a planned meeting this week being scrubbed. Obama says “we have deep commitments” to account for those lost during the war.
– Until the Minsk agreement involving Russian Federation and Ukraine is implemented, the us will not lift sanctions it imposed on Russian Federation because of its actions in Ukraine.
Mr Obama said he and Mr Putin “had some productive conversations about what a real cessation of violence would look like, that would allow both us and Russian Federation to focus our attention on common enemies”, like Islamic State, also known as Isis, and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra). But Obama “suggested the US has concerns about Russian Federation holding up its end of the bargain and enforcing the terms”, the wire service writes.
While Russia is awaiting the results of the investigation into the plane’s downing, work is in progress to rebuild bilateral relations, Putin said, adding that it might not be as fast as desired by the Turkish authorities. “When you break something, it’s always quick, but rebuilding things is always more hard and demands certain procedures”, the Russian leader said. But U.S. was wary of enter a deal that would not be effective. Security firms named Russian Federation as the suspect in a hack of USA political party groups including the Democratic National Committee.
By the end of Obama’s three days in Hangzhou, he would have to contend with yet more inconclusive talks on Syria, prickly Turkish allies, a mouthy Filipino ally and attention-seeking North Koreans firing off a battery of ballistic missiles.
On Syria, the White House official, briefing reporters in Hangzhou, said that Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “are making plans to meet in the coming days, certainly this week”.
Asked about Russia’s position on the South China Sea dispute, the president said Moscow supports Beijing’s stance on the issue, “and not politically, but juristically”.
“There are five different wars being waged” in Syria is a characterization expressed by more than one person involved in the cease-fire talks.
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“I could take part in elections or I may not”, he said according to the official transcript by the Kremlin. They also discussed Ukraine and USA concerns over cyber-security.
