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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 G20 summit. The Kremlin hopes that the contact will be the first for Putin and trump, will help build a working dialogue, it is extremely necessary for the whole world “in terms of increasing the efficiency of a critical mass of conflicts and problems.”