US President Barack Obama on Monday said an agreement with Russian Federation on ending the violence in Syria is being hampered by “gaps of trust” between the two governments.
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Putin said Russian Federation maintained dialogue with Turkey and the USA over Syria, and would not support anything that was not in line with worldwide law. -Russian militarily partnership against extremist groups operating in Syria. The failure of the last truce is apparently weighing heavily on President Obama and USA officials, who are skeptical that Russian Federation will stick to the terms of any deal – specifically, that the Kremlin will actually use its influence to pressure Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to stop waging attacks the moderate opposition forces who are backed by the US coalition forces.
“It came as a serious concern both to the White House and to Russian Federation”.
US President Obama’s parting words on the G20 meeting — his last — were a poignant admission that these are “turbulent times” with “volatile politics” where people don’t believe leadership is capable of “making sure the global economy is working for everybody”. Mr. Obama met earlier with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the same issue.
“We are also discussing what can be done to focus on al Nusra and ISIL”, the official added, using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terror group. The negotiations were to continue Monday, even as President Barack Obama voiced skepticism the diplomacy would pay off.
The US president, on his part, said easing the humanitarian situation in Syria would pave the way for a political solution, adding that a settlement of the crisis would include all parties directly or indirectly involved in the conflict.
He also described the chat as “candid, blunt and businesslike”, acknowledging it did not yield any major breakthrough and that “gaps of trust” remain between the two.
The visit opened on a high note, with the U.S and China consummating their unlikely partnership on climate change by announcing they were both entering the global emissions-cutting deal reached previous year in Paris. The package would include provisions so aid can reach besieged areas of Syria and measures to prevent Assad’s government from bombing areas where USA -backed rebels are operating.
“The global recovery lacks momentum”, Xi told reporters after the meeting.
Obama, Xi and other leaders called during the meeting for governments to defend free trade.
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But ahead of an East Asia Summit in Laos, it may help Obama both make the case for tougher Chinese action against Pyongyang and for that EAS grouping to play a bigger security role, acting as a forum to address and defuse regional tensions.
