President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which hosts 3 million Syrian refugees, said he had reiterated to Obama and Putin at the G-20 talks in China the need for a “no-fly zone” over Syria and a “safe zone” where there would be no fighting, in hopes of stemming the human migration.
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But at a news conference wrapping up the event, he was due to face a barrage of questions on the various diplomatic flashpoints that arose during his final G20 summit, including efforts to broker a ceasefire in Syria and longstanding disputes with China and Russian Federation.
– Putin and Obama discussed cybersecurity, but not specific active investigations into intrusions, and the goal for countries should not be to rush into an era of escalation in cyber attacks like the arms races that happened in other areas. The strategy has hinged on an unlikely U.S.
“I will say that we are close to reaching a deal [with the United States]. there are no grounds to expect that everything would collapse”, Ryabkov told reporters. President Barack Obama tamped down expectations for progress earlier in the day, saying the USA still had “grave differences” with Russian Federation.
Russian Federation has complained of increasing overlap between the opposition and terrorist groups on the ground, and it said it was up to the United States to separate them before a deal could be struck.
He also expects the USA will provide help to Laos in dealing with unexploded munitions that remain in the Laotian countryside from the war. Amid the chaos, IS has emerged as a global terror threat.
The president is obviously referring to his country’s intelligence agencies and branches of the military, which have been stockpiling and using zero-day exploits for a good long while now. Moscow has sometimes questioned whether US-backed rebels really are moderate.
The blasts targeted government-controlled areas and Kurdish forces.
At his own news conference at the end of the summit, Putin declined to discuss the details of a Syria deal, but said the talks were on the “right track” and expressed hope that an agreement could be reached shortly despite disagreements. The idea is for Russian Federation to use its significant influence over Assad to ensure compliance with the deal.
But the US has always been skeptical of the military coordination part of the deal, because it says Russian Federation has mainly targeted moderate, USA -backed opposition groups in a bid to prop up Assad. He sought to address worries that United States’ new focus on Asia will leave smaller nations as pawns in a chess match between the USA and China. Kerry said the USA wanted a deal with the best chance for survival.
Significant sticking points remain in the negotiations over a creation of an unlikely U.S.
The conversation came hours after USA and Russian negotiators acknowledged that a recent round of intense talk had come up short.
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Washington has repeatedly said that Assad must step down in order for a lasting peace deal.
