
A full-format meeting at the APEC summit in Vietnam, Vladimir Putin with US President Donald Trump, did not take place, in particular, due to "inconsistencies in the protocol." The Russian president said this at a press conference, Interfax reports . Putin promised to punish the members of his team responsible for this.
"As for the meeting, separately, firstly, this was associated with the work schedule of Mr. Trump, and with my schedule, and with certain formalities of the protocol, which our teams, unfortunately, failed to cope. Well, they will be punished for this," Putin said.
“Nothing terrible happened. We talked during today's meeting, talked, in general, everything we wanted, we discussed,” the Russian president noted. “Unfortunately, there is little time, so far we are not able to talk more details throughout the complex of our relations, and there is something to talk about - in the field of security and in the field of economic interaction, which we have almost at zero today.”
"The conversation of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump took place before the start of the joint photograph of the leaders of the APEC forum economies," the Kremlin press service said . Kremlin. The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov called this conversation "brief."
It was noted that Putin and Trump approved a joint statement on Syria. The document was prepared by experts of the two countries and agreed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
“November 11” on the fields of the APEC forum in Daneg (Vietnam), the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Lavrov held a separate meeting with the US Secretary of State Tillerson. The problems of settlement of the Syrian conflict and the joint steps of our countries in this direction were discussed, ”the Russian Foreign Ministry said .
The statement confirms "determination to defeat ISIS in Syria." The document also notes "the importance of de -escalation zones as a temporary measure to reduce violence in Syria, the implementation of agreements on the termination of hostilities, improve the unhindered humanitarian access and create conditions for the final political settlement of the conflict." In addition, the parties agreed to "support the current military channels of communication to ensure the security of the" armed forces of the countries of the countries, "as well as the prevention of dangerous incidents with the participation of partners conducting the fight against ISIS."
On November 3, Trump said that during the APEC summit in Vietnam, he could negotiate with the Russian president . “We can have a meeting with Putin. I repeat, Putin is very important for us, as he can help us with North Korea. He can help us in Syria, and we must talk about Ukraine,” Trump told Fox News.
However, on Friday, the press secretary of the American president Sarah Sanders said that Trump and Putin’s negotiations would not take place . “They can see each other and say hello? Of course, perhaps probably,” said Sanders. “But from the point of view of the planned, official meeting in the calendar there is nothing, and we do not expect it to be.” In turn, Peskov said that the meeting continues to be coordinated, but there is no clarity for its holding yet.
On Friday, at the ceremony of photographing the participants of the Summit Putin and Trump, with a smile greeted each other and exchanged handshake. There was no conversation between them. At the subsequent admission, the presidents of Russia and the United States sat far from each other.
Trump's first meeting with Putin took place on July 7 on the fields of the G20 summit in Hamburg. The leaders of the countries agreed on a truce in the south-west of Syria, and also discussed the situation in Ukraine, the fight against international terrorism and cybersecurity.