Sands: Putin will meet with Obama at the UNGA by mutual agreement

Sands: Putin will meet with Obama at the UNGA by mutual agreement


The primary theme of negotiations of presidents of Russia and USA on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly will be the situation around the Syrian conflict, said the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

MOSCOW, 24 sen. The meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly will be held by mutual agreement, reported on Thursday the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

“The meeting will take place by mutual agreement”, — told reporters Sands, commenting on the question of who was the initiator of the upcoming meeting of Putin and Obama.

“Of course, the primary topic is Syria,” — said Peskov, commenting on the question of possible topics of conversation between the two leaders.

Thus a press-the Secretary of the head of state noted that the Ukrainian issue, the leaders of Russia and the USA will discuss if there is time. “Well, then, we will remain” — said Peskov, noting that “the main discussion on Ukraine still held the number 2 (October — ed.) in Paris, in the format “channel four”.

Also, the press Secretary of the Russian President added that the meeting between Putin and Obama can be held at the end of their speeches at the UN General Assembly and it will last approximately less than an hour.