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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will held the first ever face-to-face meeting in Hamburg on Friday. The Syria, Ukraine and North Korea issues are among the potential topics for discussion.
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According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Moscow hopes the meeting will allow to “establish a working dialogue,” which is important for resolving “a critical mass of conflicts and problems.”
In turn, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the US is ready “to explore the possibility of establishing with Russia joint mechanisms for ensuring stability, including no-fly zones,” and added that Mooscow has a “special responsibility” to aid the peace process in Syria.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded that Moscow welcomes cooperation but awaits the concrete suggestions and clarifications on the the no-fly zones.
“We’ve issued a query but haven’t received a reply so far,” Lavrov said. “The question is what kind of no-flight zones are being presupposed because they haven’t been mentioned in the past.”
