SYDNEY: Russian President Vladimir Putin (pix) was cooperative and constructive when asked for his help in allowing investigators access to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Saturday.
Bishop met the Russian leader on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting, just days after Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned he would confront Putin over the shooting down of the plane at a G20 meet next month.
“I had a very detailed discussion with him,” Bishop told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of their 25-minute talk in Milan.
“I expressed our concerns about the Malaysia Airlines crash, MH17, in which …read more
Source: theSun