US, Russian Presidents meet on sidelines of G20 meeting

(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Sunday to have the UN negotiate a peace deal between the opposition and the Assad regime to end Syria’s 5-year civil war.
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Barack Obama talks to Vladimir Putin during a break of the G20 summit working session in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday. Photograph: Cem Oksuz/EPA

They agreed on a Syrian-led transition of power mediated by the UN. The US and Russia share a strategic target – the IS - but remain divided on tactics.

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