Dmitry Peskov
Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov, speaking about the beginning of the summit “Big twenty” in Hamburg, noted that German Chancellor Angela Merkel — “a hostess”. His words to the correspondent “Tapes.ru” on Friday, July 7.
“She met Putin, and they began a retreat along with other heads of state and government,” — said the official representative of the Kremlin.
Earlier on Friday in Hamburg began the first meeting of the leaders of the G20 countries. It is dedicated to political issues, in particular the fight against terrorism. Merkel welcomed all the leaders take turns in the lobby of the Convention center, where heads of delegations, together awaited the beginning of the meeting.
The talks between Putin and trump is scheduled for 17:00 Moscow time, 7 July. They will be held in room reserved to the American side. Their conversation is reserved for about half an hour.
The Russian leader arrived in Hamburg earlier on Friday. In the framework of the G20 summit, which will be held from 7 to 8 July, Putin is scheduled more than 10 meetings.
July 6 Angela Merkel told reporters that he refused the role of mediator between the presidents of Russia and USA at their meeting during the summit of “Big twenty”. The politician added that the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. According to her, “channel four” (Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France) jointly with the United States trying to find a solution together.