Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Putin and Obama talked “peace” in Syria and Ukraine – Rosbalt.RU

 Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama for the first month and a half held talks. In a telephone conversation discussed Ukrainian and Syrian crisis, reported vamerikanskom White House.

 

 According to Press Secretary of the White House Josh Ernest, “a substantial part of the conversation dealt with the issue of the implementation of the Russian Federation with its obligations under the ceasefire agreement in the Ukraine”.

 

 As the Associated Press, it was, and that Russia should stop supporting self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donbass.

 

 The sides also discussed efforts to achieve a transition of power in Syria, told reporters Ernest. He said earlier that Washington welcomed the constructive role of Moscow in the diplomatic negotiations to resolve the krizisav Middle Eastern country.

 

 The Kremlin press service, in turn, said that with respect to the situation in Ukraine, Putin stressed in particular the need for full and strict compliance with its obligations under the Kiev Minsk agreements, the press service of the Kremlin. The Presidents noted the importance of the forthcoming contacts between the two countries on Ukrainian themes.

 

 In regard to the Syrian problem, Putin and Obama has expressed support for the efforts of the United Nations organization at the end of January in Geneva talks in Damascus and representatives of “a representative delegation of opposition forces”.

 

 “Vladimir Putin once again stressed the need to establish a broad coalition to combat” Islamic state “(banned in the Russian Federation) and other extremist organizations, stressing the urgency of speedy preparation of lists of terrorist organizations and the rejection of double standards in the qualifications of various groups” – goovoritsya reported .

 

 Both politicians discussed, in addition, recent testing of a hydrogen bomb in North Korea. They pointed out that if this fact is confirmed, it would be a flagrant violation of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and should not remain without a tough international response.

 

 “At the same time Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia’s consistent position in favor of a diplomatic solution to the Korean problem,” – said the Kremlin press service.

 

 US and Russian leaders also discussed the crisis in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, calling for a de-escalation of tension in the region.

 

 The last time Putin and Obama held a half-hour talks in late November on the sidelines of the Climate Conference in Paris. As I said a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, at the meeting also discussed the situation in Syria and Ukraine.

 

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