Putin and Obama meetings: how the dialogue evolved
World
September 29, 2015, 12:55
After the talks on the sidelines of the 70th UN General Assembly session, Putin said the discussion was frank and showed that the two sides can work together on common problems
The talks of Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama on the sidelines of the 70th UN General Assembly session lasted for over 1 hour and 40 minutes instead of 55 minutes as had been planned earlier. This was the first formal one-on-one meeting of the two leaders since June 2013. The presidents earlier addressed the UN General Assembly. After the talks, Putin said the discussion was frank and showed that the two sides can work together on common problems. Look through this gallery by TASS to see how the dialogue between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama evolved.