Day: July 7, 2017

Sergei Lavrov, Vladimir Putin, Donald trump and Rex Tillerson © Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS HAMBURG, July 7. /TASS/. The U.S. and Russia have agreed to cease fire in the South of Syria between 12:00 Damascus time on July 9. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov following the meeting of presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump. “Agreed on some specific things. First – just today (July 7) in the Jordanian capital concluded the work of experts of Russia, USA and Jordan, they agreed on a Memorandum on the establishment of a zone of de-escalation in the South-West of Syria, areas, Deraa, Quneitra, and Suwayda, – said Lavrov. In the area to enforce the ceasefire from 12:00 Damascus time on 9 July.” “The U.S. and Russia have pledged to enforce the cease fire by all factions that are there,

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS HAMBURG, July 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he discussed with U.S. President Donald trump the situation in Ukraine, Syria, combating terrorism and cybercrime and cybersecurity. “I had a very long conversation with the President of the United States. Have a lot of questions – there is Ukraine, Syria and other issues, some bilateral questions. We’re back to the fight against terrorism, cyber security,” Putin said at a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Putin apologized to Abe for what the Japanese Prime Minister had to wait about an hour for his meeting with the Russian leader. “And I, and on behalf of [U.S. President] – we apologize,” – said Putin. The conversation between the leaders of Russia and the USA lasted 2 hours and 15 min. She became the first personal meeting of presidents, to leaders communicated only by phone. Starting the

Vladimir Putin and Donald trump © Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS HAMBURG, July 8. /TASS/. On the first day of work at the G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the opening session of the group of twenty, held on the sidelines of the meeting of BRICS leaders, and also held several bilateral meetings. The most expected was the meeting with the US President Donald trump, which lasted more than two hours. First contact The main meeting of the Russian and American leaders was preceded by a brief meeting “on his feet”. Trump first came to Putin before the informal meeting of the leaders at the summit of “twenty”. Video of the moment captured by the photographer of the German delegation, published in the social network, the official representative of the Cabinet of Germany Steffen Seibert. The footage shows how the leaders in waiting will all gather

Photo: kremlin.EN In the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and us leader of Donald trump, which will take place on Friday, July 7, also will take part the foreign Ministers of both countries Sergey Lavrov and Rex Tillerson. About it reports the edition Axios. “According to officials close to the organization of the meeting, it will be attended by trump, Putin, Secretary Rex Tillerson, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov and interpreters,” writes Axios. Earlier it became known that Putin’s meeting with trump, which will take place on Friday on the sidelines of the summit of “Big twenty” in Hamburg, will take about half an hour. As the program of the visit trump released by the White house, the meeting will start at 15:45 (16:45 Moscow time) at the Hamburg Messe exhibition center Hamburg. States that will be “enlarged meeting”, and not a conversation eye to

Photo: EPA Three us senators asked US President Donald trump not to return Russian diplomatic property, confiscated in Moscow in December 2016. About it informs Reuters. A similar appeal was made by the Republicans Marco Rubio and johnny Isakson and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. Their letter was sent to the Trump a few hours before the President’s trip to G20 in Hamburg. Earlier media reported that the US President is inclined to return Russia to its diplomatic property. Recall that there are two diplomatic dachas in the States of new York and Maryland. At the end of last year, shut down the Obama administration – in the framework of sanctions against Moscow. Russian diplomats had to leave the house. In may of this year, the Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that Moscow is waiting for Washington to take specific steps to return of diplomatic property, but patience is not unlimited,

Photo: Luis M. Alvarez / AP Photo The official representative of US state Department Heather Nauert said that Washington will continue to exert pressure on Russia on the situation in Syria. On Thursday, July 6, RIA Novosti reported. “We believe that Russia has a special responsibility (in Syria)… And we will continue to put pressure on them, asking them to do more,” she told reporters at a briefing. Earlier Thursday, U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said that the us President, trump intends to discuss at the meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin the situation in Syria. “The US and Russia certainly have disagreements on some issues, but there is also the potential for proper coordination in Syria,” — said in a statement released by the state Department appeal ahead of the G20. Meeting of Russian and American leaders is scheduled for July 7, the first day of the