I think we reached understanding of each other and of the problems we both are facing.
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“This discussion goes to the heart of how we build an economy that works for everyone”. Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin also met Monday, but it was far from clear that they could find agreement on the intractable five-year crisis, in which the two support different sides.
There had been hopes of a breakthrough in stemming the Syria conflict after the USA said it was close to a deal with Russian Federation.
One of the few areas where there was progress was in protecting the environment.
Nevertheless, controversy dogged the meeting from the moment Barack Obama emerged from Air Force One for what will likely be his last trip to Asia as U.S. President.
“They did things that weren’t anticipated”, she said.
After the meeting, Obama revealed the two had talked about how they could reach “a meaningful, serious, verifiable cessation of hostilities in Syria” and about Ukraine, which Russian Federation invaded in 2014. The continued cooperation between the USA and China on addressing climate change not only signifies how seriously our two nations take this existential threat to our planet, but also sends important signals to the rest of world that meaningful action to prevent the worst possible scenarios from climate change is possible when we work together. Even though they had been aware that they were not allowed to enter the meeting venues, they said they were willing to wait on a bus outside, the official told the Global Times on Wednesday.
“M$3 y instructions to Secretary Kerry and Mr Putin’s instructions to [Foreign Minister] Mr Lavrov were to keep working at it over the next several days”, the United States leader told the media.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with heads of foreign delegations and their spouses before a banquet for the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 4, 2016.
But an European Union diplomat said that in their communique the leaders would make a strong stand on refugee flows, agreeing that they were a global issue and the burden had to be shared.
“If they are taking steps aimed at deteriorating our relations and we can not evade them, there are decisions, including those of a sanctions’ character”, Putin told journalists following the G20 summit.
State Department officials have declined to elaborate on what the sticking points are preventing a deal, though the U.S. official said the remaining differences revolved around how the plan would be implemented. In recent days, the State Department has said it is seeking a nationwide cease-fire between Mr. Assad’s military and the rebels, rather than another “cessation of hostilities” that is time-limited and only stops fighting in some cities and regions.
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Russian Federation is part of an alliance trying to defeat the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria and Iraq – but has been criticised for military action which appeared to be supportive of keeping the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s regime in power.
