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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with US President Donald J. Trump during a bilateral meeting at the summit of state and government leaders of the G20 in Hamburg (Germany) today , 7 July 2017. EFE / MICHAEL KLIMENTYEV
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that the readiness to meet the Presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and United States, Donald Trump is already a "positive event" given the "calamitous state" of relations between Moscow and Washington.
"The one whom Presidents Putin and Trump are willing to meet and prepare for this meeting is already a positive development, given the disastrous state of our relations, so to speak Bilateral " Peskov told the press in reference to the summit to be held by the leaders on the 16th in Helsinki.
The spokesman added that "any such meeting is of particular importance".
Asked about the progress of preparations for the summit, Mr. Peskov replied that this was mainly the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Divisions. Government officials who deal with "issues that may be on the agenda" of the talks
denied the press reports that the central issue of the Russian-US summit will be the withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syrian territory.
"Such information does not correspond to reality," said the Kremlin spokesman, who noted that "just two parties can talk to a third party and make decisions in his name."
the Syrian question will be the subject of an exchange of views "and that" the Russian side is ready and that Putin is ready to discuss it. "
The Kremlin spokesman could not not or confirm whether the Presidents of Russia and the United States will give a press conference at the end of the summit.
"We are confident that the Heads of State will offer a press conference after their talks," said Mr. Peskov about this particular EFE
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