Presidents Putin And Trump Meet At The Sidelines Of The G20 Summit

TASS: Putin and Trump meet on sidelines of G20 summit

If Moscow and Washington want to iron out pressing issues together, phone talks are not enough, face-to-face meetings between leaders are essential, says President Putin

HAMBURG, July 7. /TASS/. Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are having a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

The meeting is being held in Congress Center Hamburg. Taking part in it are Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

If Moscow and Washington want to iron out pressing issues together, phone talks are not enough, face-to-face meetings between leaders are essential, according to Putin.

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WNU Editor: They wanted this meeting to be very private .... Trump team insisted on smaller Putin meeting to avoid leaks: report (The Hill). This was also timed to happen when the meeting between Putin and Trump started .... U.S., Russia reach deal on Syrian cease-fire as Trump and Putin meet for the first time (National Post/AP). The critics .... of course .... are now chiming in .... Trump, Putin criticised for exclusive nature of first face-to-face meeting (France 24).

Update: I will be posting a more comprehensive report on this meeting (and on the G20 Summit) late tonight or first thing tomorrow.

Presidents Putin And Trump Meet At the Sidelines Of The G20 Summit

Trump calls first Putin meeting an 'honor', cites 'very good' talks -- Reuters
Putin & Trump meet on sidelines of G20 summit (VIDEO) -- RT
'It’s an honour to be with you' – Trump and Putin meet at G20 in Hamburg -- The Guardian
G20: Trump and Putin hold first face-to-face talks -- BBC
Trump meets Putin: Talk of positive results, not of election -- AP
Trump, Putin high-stakes showdown at G20 ends after over 2 hours -- CNN
Trump, Putin face-off at G-20 in Germany: ‘Very, very good talks’ -- Washington Times
Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin at Hamburg G20 summit surrounded by protests -- ABC News Online
Trump, Putin hold lengthy first meeting on G-20 sidelines -- FOX News
‘Phone talks obviously not enough’: Putin & Trump meet on sidelines of G20 summit (VIDEO) -- RT
Russia finance minister hopes Putin-Trump meeting will help Russian economy -- Reuters
‘Stop! Slow! One by one!’ Journalists rush G20 backstage to attend Putin-Trump meeting (VIDEO) -- RT