U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. REUTERS PHOTO/CEM OKSUZ
BY MATT SPETALNICK AND LIDIA KELLY Reuters
BELEK, Turkey – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including U.N.-mediated talks, when they spoke at the G20 summit on Sunday, a White House official said.
The Cold War superpower foes have been at odds over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom Moscow supports and Washington wants gone, as well as the conflict in Ukraine.
In a 35 minute discussion on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) …read more
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