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This meeting will follow the major international issues, especially Syria and Iran, despite the differences between Moscow and Paris, according to the Elysee.
Diplomatic bonus of the victories of the Blues at the World Cup, the meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin Sunday, on the eve of the Trump-Putin summit, arrives "at the right time" estimated Saturday, July 14 the Elysee.
"This meeting occurs in a significant context , after the NATO summit and before the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. It will make it possible to follow the very long and positive meeting of the French and Russian Presidents in Saint Petersburg, bilateral cooperation and major international issues, especially Syria and Iran, despite our differences " Elysee
The two leaders had agreed to see each other when they met for the semi-final of the Blues Tuesday. One of the main topics will be the political settlement of the conflict in Syria, where France has set up a mechanism for consultation with Russia, in an attempt to bring Russian-Turkish initiatives closer to those of the West.
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"This mechanism, we make it work and it allows to build convergences, especially on the humanitarian aspect" underline the presidential advisers. France tries to reconcile 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, said 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.
On Friday prosecutor Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russian intelligence agents accused of hacking the computers of the Democratic Party. The investigation also investigates the suspicions of cooperation between Moscow and Donald Trump's team.
The American president will however have to count with European allies "obviously very worried about the Russian attitude" after the case of the former spy Skripal and the annexation of Crimea, warns Paris.
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