At the G20 summit, Xi Jinping, the Chinese President asked leaders to help in the development of guidelines on #global economical growth and investment. Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a longer-than-expected discussion about whether, and how, they could agree on a deal, a senior U.S. administration official said.
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“We have had some productive conversations about what a real cessation of hostilities would look like”, Obama said after meeting Putin.
“I believe that these media are highly unprofessional as they fabricated news and added wild guesses to it without getting to the bottom of this issue”.
Obama said the meeting was “constructive but not conclusive”.
The summit ended on Monday amid concerns about the health of the global economy and acknowledgment by the G20 delegates that markets were undergoing continued shifts and significant change in the dynamics for growth.
“Whoever comes to our place is our guest, and we treat all the leaders who come for the G20 summit with hospitality”, she added.
“But because they met the criteria they were automatically let in”.
The two leaders conversed on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hangzhou for ninety minutes, a senior United States official said, and worked to clarify gaps in negotiations over on the Syrian crisis.
“We must all work together to spur economic growth, to boost free trade and build a fairer economy that truly works for all”.
“I will be doing exactly as you’ve said which is – as you know, I’ll be looking at all the evidence around this issue”, May replied.
The Russian leader underscored that the United States is among Russia’s key partners in various spheres.
With the meeting coming between Britain’s vote in June to leave the European Union and the U.S. presidential election in November, observers expect the G20 leaders to mount a defense of free trade and globalization and warn against isolationism.
Obama and Putin also discussed the conflict in Ukraine – a crisis that Obama had earlier discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. Obama told reporters he “wouldn’t over-crank the significance” of the airport events.
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Photos of the session distributed by the Kremlin show the two leaders and aides, including Kerry and US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, seated around a table.
