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No deal yet on earlier meeting between Putin, Trump

14 February 2017 17:32 (UTC+04:00)
No deal yet on earlier meeting between Putin, Trump

By Kamila Aliyeva

Kremlin and Washington have many issues to talk over and agree upon in order to mend the U.S.- Russian ties, whilst the meeting between the leaders might take place only in July.

There are no specific details on a possible earlier meeting between the Russian and U.S. presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, spokesman for the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said, RIA Novosti reported.

“We have no specific information regarding the possible meeting between Putin and Trump so far, we have not even considered the dates yet,” he said adding that a G20 summit will be held in Germany in July this year where presidents will definitely meet.

There were many talks concerning the possibility of an earlier meeting.

Last week, after the talks with Slovenian President, Putin said that a possible venue for the first encounter with Trump could be Ljubljana, but stated that this depends on a number of circumstances.

Both Putin and Trump have repeatedly said that they want to try to mend U.S.-Russian relations, which were severely deteriorated under the previous president.

Diplomatic ties with Russia took a major hit after reports claiming Russian hackers tried to help Trump win the election by hacking democratic groups' emails and releasing them appeared.

The two sides recently had a phone conversation, that was assessed by many in Moscow and in Washington as a “good start,” and a significant shift in dialogue.

The possibilities of a face-to-face meeting between the presidents were discussed during the phone conversation on January 28.

The Kremlin and the White House confirmed that Putin and Trump agreed to hold regular dialogue and start preparations for a personal meeting. However, the exact dates are unknown, and it is obvious that the organization of such meeting can take months rather than weeks.

While Trump has repeatedly spoken of his desire to restore Russian-U.S. ties, he has also mentioned the possibility of lifting the sanctions against Russia, which were imposed regarding Crimea being accepted into Russian Federation. Nevertheless, this issue has not yet been discussed between the parties.

Trade, economic, and security issues are among the topics that should be discussed, including the regions in the world suffering from conflicts.

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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva

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