Obama met with Putin and urged to implement the Minsk agreements
Obama met with Putin and urged to implement the Minsk agreements
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The leaders of the United States and Russia held a 4-minute meeting in Peru.
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 4-minute meeting before the APEC summit in Peru, during which he discussed Syria and Ukraine.
About it reports Reuters with reference to the official representative of the White house.
“President Obama urged President Putin to fulfill the obligations of Russia within the framework of the Minsk agreements, underlining the commitment of the United States and our partners to the sovereignty of Ukraine”, – said the American official.
Obama also stressed the need for continued cooperation of foreign Ministers of the two countries, together with the wider international community, “to reduce the violence and alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people,” – said the official.
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We will remind, earlier the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama discussed the importance of maintaining sanctions against Russia, while the Kremlin does not fulfill the Minsk agreement.
“We continue to help the Ukrainian people and defend the main principle that countries have the right to determine their own destiny. And we discussed the importance of maintaining the sanctions as long as Russia complied with Minsk agreements,” – said the American President.
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