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By Gunay Hasanova

Presidents of the Russian Federation and United States, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama may discuss the situation in Syria "on the sidelines" of the G20 summit in China, said Russian president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reported.

“Currently a separate full-fledged meeting is not planned. However, there is a probability that Putin and Obama will have an opportunity to hold talks on the sidelines of G20 summit”, Peskov said.

“We can certainly assume that a brief or more in-depth exchange of views will be held”, he added, answering the question about the possibility of discussing the situation in Syria by Putin and Obama in China.

U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting Ben Rhodes said earlier that Obama and Putin are likely to speak on the sidelines of the G20 despite having no formal meeting scheduled.

Earlier, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held negotiations at the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva (Switzerland).

The main topic of discussions was the coordination between Russia and the U.S. in the fight against terrorists in Syria.

The 2016 G20 summit of the world’s 20 biggest economies will be held on September 4–5 in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.

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