Hangzhou: President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to keep up negotiations over a cease-fire agreement for Syria, a senior Obama administration official said today.
Obama and Putin met for 90 minutes on the sidelines of the G20 economic summit in Hangzhou, China, said the official, who spoke only on grounds of anonymity because this official wasn't authorized to discuss the subject by name.
Their discussion came hours after top US and Russian diplomats failed to seal a deal aimed at providing access to humanitarian aid for thousands of civilians in the war-torn country.
The plan would forge an unlikely US-Russian militarily partnership against terrorist groups operating in Syria.
Obama and Putin clarified the remaining gaps in the talks, which largely involve how the deal would be implemented, the official said.
The official added that the two leaders directed their teams to meet again quickly, possibly as soon as later this week.
Obama had a news conference scheduled at the summit site later today.
Obama and Putin met for 90 minutes on the sidelines of the G20 economic summit in Hangzhou, China, said the official, who spoke only on grounds of anonymity because this official wasn't authorized to discuss the subject by name.
Their discussion came hours after top US and Russian diplomats failed to seal a deal aimed at providing access to humanitarian aid for thousands of civilians in the war-torn country.
Obama and Putin clarified the remaining gaps in the talks, which largely involve how the deal would be implemented, the official said.
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Obama had a news conference scheduled at the summit site later today.
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