Moscow and Washington may reach an agreement on resolving the Syrian crisis shortly, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, following a meeting with USA counterpart Barack Obama.
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As NPR’s David Welna reported earlier this summer, Secretary of State John Kerry has been pushing for a deal between the US and Russian Federation that would have the two countries coordinate their military efforts to target mutual enemies in Syria.
Obama told me that he wants to do something about Rakka.
Obama added that now the gaps have not been closed in negotiations between Russian Federation and the United States in a way that they think would “actually work”.
“But it is worth trying”, Obama went on.
“We haven’t yet closed the gaps in a way where we think it would actually work”, Obama said during a news conference in Hangzhou.
In talks earlier on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were unable to come to terms on a ceasefire for the second time in two weeks, with U.S. officials stressing they would walk away if a near-term pact could not be reached. We answered that we have no objections on our side.
Obama didn’t detail the trouble spots, although he suggested the USA has concerns about Russian Federation holding up its end of the bargain and enforcing the terms.
Obama has expressed skepticism that Russian Federation would hold to its agreement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with his USA countepart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou on September 5, 2016.
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.
This action formally joins the USA and China to the Paris Agreement, the worldwide effort to address the global treat of climate change.
Speaking to reporters in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, he said it was premature to give details about the terms of the agreement, but that Russian Federation would strengthen co-operation with the United States on fighting terrorism.
“We need increased growth, but it must be better balanced, more sustainable, and inclusive so as to benefit all people”, she said.
The publication, however, seemed to be pleased with the way Obama recently played down the airport incident during a news conference when he asked the media not to “overcrank the significance” of the spat. “It’s clear now what our respective positions are”, the official said.
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Peskov reported earlier that Putin and Obama had conducted brief informal discussions on several occasions on Sunday, in the framework of the eleventh G20 summit.
