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By Kamila Aliyeva

The first personal meeting between the presidents of Russia and the U.S.. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will be held on July 7 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in German Hamburg.

This was stated by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, RIA Novosti reported.

"So far, there is no clarity as to how long it [the meeting] might take. I think is will be a rather detailed, in-depth discussion. We hope it will be that way," he said.

When asked whether the meeting would be followed by a news conference, he answered in the negative.

"Only talks are planned," he explained.

However, he noted that the expectations from this meeting are quite high. "The first contact is very important and the leaders have much to discuss," the Kremlin aide noted.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also commented on the meeting saying that the format of the meeting between the presidents can be whatever that convenient.

Putin and Trump had held several telephone conversations but it was not enough because relations between Moscow and Washington were at the "zero level."

The relations between the two countries have deteriorated further after the missile strike against Syria which was carried out by the United States. In Syrian issue, Moscow backs the government of Bashar al-Assad while the U.S. supports rebels trying to overthrow him.

Previously, Trump said that the United States' relationship with Moscow "may be at an all-time low."

Putin also underlined that the level of trust with Washington under U.S. President Donald Trump degraded.

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

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