A remindible prayer

US President Barack Obama warned Vladimir Putin about the danger of interference in the Civil War in Syria. The American president announced this at a press conference in Paris, CNN reports .

“I believe that President Putin remembers the war in Afghanistan and understands how easy it is to be mired in such ineffective and paralyzing civilian conflicts. I think this is not the result that he achieves,” Obama said.

The main discrepancy between Western leaders and Putin, whom Obama met on Monday concerns not a general vision of political settlement in Syria, but the future Syrian dictator Bashar al -Assad, the American president noted. Russia must understand that in order to stop the civil war in the country, Assad must leave his post, Obama emphasized.

Obama noted that he has no illusions - he does not think that Russia in the near future "will make a U -turn 180 degrees" and will apply air strikes only by the positions of the militants of the "Islamic state". Therefore, the US president believes that in Syria it is necessary to create certain zones where the ceasefire would be observed and where the moderate opposition would not be subjected to Russian aviation blows. Nevertheless, Obama expressed the hope that reality will be able to change Putin’s position and for several months the Russian president admits that the time has come to end the civil war in Syria.

On Monday, Obama and Putin held a meeting during a climate conference in Paris, whichlasted about half an hour . "A detailed exchange of views on the Syrian problems took place. The leaders of the two countries spoke out in favor of advancement to the beginning of a political settlement. US President Barack Obama expressed regret in connection with an incident with the Russian military aircraft, which was shot down by the Turkish Air Force in Syria. The situation in Ukraine was also discussed, while the need was noted by the speedy implementation of the Minsk agreements," the press service said, "the press service said Kremlin.

The previous meeting of Putin and Obama took place on November 15 during a working breakfast of world leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey. The presidents communicated for 35 minutes in the presence of assistants. According to the White House, Obama and Putin discussed the ways of settlement in Syria. According to both leaders, negotiations under the auspices of the UN and the ceasefire should be preceded by the creation of a transition government. Obama welcomed international efforts to combat the Islamic State in Syria and called on Russia to concentrate on the fight against grouping.

On November 18, Obama at the APEC summit said that during his meeting with Putin, a "constructive conversation" occurred at the G20 summit. At the same time, the American president emphasized that Russia should stop supporting the Syrian President Bashar al -Assad and switch to the fight against the Islamic State. He noted that Putin’s position in the Syrian conflict may change in connection with the recognition of the A321 Liner Catastrophe.