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Source: Obama, Putin to meet during Russian leader's visit to UN

The White House has not yet confirmed the meeting is to take place
US and Russian Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin (archive) AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool
US and Russian Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin (archive)
© AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool

WASHINGTON, September 23. /TASS/. A meeting of US and Russian Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin will take place during the Russian leader’s visit to the United Nations next week, an informed source told TASS on Wednesday.

Putin will address the 70th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday, September 28. He is also scheduled to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

White House does not confirm Obama-Putin meeting at UN General Assembly so far

 The White House has not yet confirmed that Russian and US presidents will meet each other on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

I cannot confirm [Obama’s] plans regarding meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The presidential schedule is still in the making," a US administration source told TASS.