Published time: 7 Jul, 2017 14:11Edited time: 7 Jul,
2017 14:48
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with
U.S. President Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in
Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017 © Carlos Barria / Reuters
The Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader
Donald Trump are holding a much-anticipated first meeting on the sidelines of
the G20 summit in Germany.
“President
Putin and I have been discussing various things, and I think it's going very
well,” Trump told the media during the photo session.
“We've had some very, very good talks, we are gonna
have a talk now and obviously that will continue,” Trump added, saying
there are hopes “to a lot of very positive things happening.”
“It's an honor to be with you, thank you,” Trump concluded, offering his hand to Putin for a
handshake.
“Spasibo [thank you],” the US leader added in
Russian.
Addressing Trump, Putin then said that although the
two of them have “several times talked over the phone, including on some
very important bilateral and international issues,” phone talks were “obviously
not enough.”
Meetings in person are “necessary” if the two
countries want to resolve the “most pressing issues,” Putin added.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US
counterpart, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson were also present at the meeting.
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