Presidents Trump and Putin talk in phone call
Thursday, 23/11/2017 18:10 (GMT+7)
President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone to discuss issues involving Syria, Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Ukraine, according to the White House.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the APEC summit in Vietnam (Photo: AFP)
Mr. Trump called it “a great call”. The discussions are just the latest on Syria between Trump and Putin, who have sought to work together to bring about a resolution to the years-old conflict that has ravaged the country, slaughtering hundreds of thousands of Syrians and causing hundreds of thousands more to flee.
Mr. Trump’s phone call with the Russian president came a day after Mr. Putin met with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Putin hosted Assad at a Black Sea resort ahead of a summit later this week with Russia, Turkey and Iran. Assad was called to Russia to get him to agree to potential peace initiatives drafted by the other three countries, the Kremlin said.
Trump and Putin spoke informally several times earlier this month when they attended the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vietnam. They agreed on a number of principles for the future of Syria.
On November 21st, President Putin also held phone calls with a number of Middle East leaders, among them as Saudi King Salman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi./.
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