LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama’s final official foreign trip (all times local):
12:10 p.m.
The White House says President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and Ukraine during a four-minute conversation at the start of a summit in Peru.
A White House description of the meeting says after exchanging pleasantries, Obama encouraged Putin to uphold his country’s commitments under the Minsk deal aimed at ending the conflict. Obama emphasized the commitment by the U.S. and its allies to Ukraine’s sovereignty.
The White House says Obama called for Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign minister …read more
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