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By Gunay Hasanova

The meeting between Russian and U.S. Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama went well and lasted more than planned, reports TASS.

The two presidents held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The meeting was also attended, among others, by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry.

The Syrian issue and Ukraine were discussed first and foremost, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters following talks, TASS reports.

"The meeting lasted longer than planned. They discussed, above all, Syria and Ukraine. After that Obama and Putin a one-on-one meeting behind closed doors," the Kremlin spokesman said.

On the eve Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have discussed the Syrian issue.

However, Bloomberg reported that the parties failed to reach an agreement, adding that it is expected that the negotiations of the diplomats will continues on September 5.

Previously, Russian President Putin said that Russia was not the initiator of the cooling relations with the U.S. and Russia is ready to expand the full-scale cooperation, adding that, however it depends on the policies of the new leadership in Washington.

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