Putin and Obama began talks – RBC

US President Barack Obama (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right)

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At the UN headquarters in New York, talks between the Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama.

This is the first standalone meeting Putin and Obama in 2013, when, in June, they held talks on the sidelines of the summit of “eight” in Northern Ireland.

As explained by press secretary of the president of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, a meeting of the Presidents will last 55 minutes as the leaders of the hard the schedule of events in the Assembly. “Schedule 55 minutes,” – Peskov told reporters.

Putin and Obama did not make speeches before the start of negotiations. Together they went to the room where they were waiting for the press, shook hands and went into the room where the conversation began. Reporters tried to shout questions, but the leaders have left them unanswered.

This is the first full-format meeting between Putin and Obama since June 2013, when they held talks face to face at the summit of the “Big Eight” in Northern Ireland. After that, they met in November 2014. – The president briefly talked on the sidelines of the APEC summit in China.

Earlier in the day, Russian and US presidents shook hands and clinked glasses at the reception of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Muna. They sat at a table on both sides of the UN Secretary General, but during lunch are not talking to each other.

Once it became known about the planned meeting between Obama and Putin, Moscow and Washington have publicly shared their versions of, for whose request she was appointed. White House officials stressed that in conducting the meeting urged the Russian side. This caused a reaction of the Kremlin: Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov details for the transfer of training meeting accused the US of violating diplomatic etiquette. According to him, it was Washington September 19 requested a meeting, which was agreed in the end, because Moscow had not refuse from contacts.

Vladimir Putin spoke at a meeting of the Assembly of the sixth. He arrived in UN General Assembly building after being with his speech Obama. Putin’s speech lasted just over 20 minutes and started after this time, as the Obama exceeds the allotted time, and spoke for 45 minutes.

In his speech, the Russian president highlighted Moscow’s position on Ukraine and Syria, but not limited to these questions and answers many claim that in recent years Russia were presented.

In particular, he said, the proposal to limit the right of veto in the UN Security Council. Putin spoke out against the initiative. “You hear a lot of criticism that the Security Council members to block decisions,” – Putin said, and recalled that the right of veto enjoyed by all members, and it is “quite natural.” “At the founding of the UN and not expected that there will be unanimity prevail”, – he said.