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The meeting will allow, according to the Elysee, to discuss major international issues, especially Syria and Iran, despite the differences between the two capitals.
Diplomatic bonus of victories of the Blues at the Cup of the world, the meeting between the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin Sunday, July 15, on the eve of the Trump-Putin summit, arrives "at the right time" estimated, Saturday July 14, the Elysee
"[Elle] comes in an important context, after the NATO summit and before the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. It will allow to follow the very long and positive meeting of the French and Russian Presidents in St. Petersburg, bilateral cooperation and major international issues, especially Syria and Iran, despite our differences " According to the Elysee
The two leaders had agreed to meet when they met for the semi-final of the Blues Tuesday. One of the main subjects will be the political settlement of the conflict in Syria, where France has set up a mechanism of consultation with Moscow, in an attempt to bring together Russian-Turkish initiatives and those of the West.
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"This mechanism, we make it work and it allows to build convergences, in particular on the humanitarian aspect" underline the advisers of the presidency. France tries to bring together the positions between the group of Astana (Russia, Iran, Turkey) and the "small group" on Syria (United Kingdom, Germany, United States, France, Saudi Arabia , Jordan, Egypt).
As for the Trump-Putin meeting scheduled for Monday in Helsinki, it could help advance disarmament efforts, says France.
It reflects the wish of Donald Trump « to establish contact with the Russian president " despite the US investigation into possible Kremlin interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
Friday, the special prosecutor Robert Mueller, charged with investigations, charged twelve Russian intelligence agents accused of hacking the computers of the Democratic Party. His investigation also investigates the suspicions of collaboration between Moscow and Donald Trump's campaign team.
The American president, however, will have to count with European allies "obviously very anxious about the attitude [de Moscou]" , in particular after the case of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal – victim, as well as his daughter, of an attempted poisoning in the United Kingdom in March – and the annexation of Crimea , warns Paris.
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