Obama meets Putin on G20 sidelines: White House

Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives at the Hangzhou International Expo Center to attend the G20 Summit in Hangzhou on September 4, 2016. World leaders are gathering in Hangzhou for the 11th G20 Leaders Summit from September 4 to 5. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Etienne Oliveau
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrives at the Hangzhou International Expo Center to attend the G20 Summit in Hangzhou on September 4, 2016.
World leaders are gathering in Hangzhou for the 11th G20 Leaders Summit from September 4 to 5. / AFP PHOTO / 

HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin met Monday on the margins of the G20 summit in China, the White House said, hours after their diplomats failed to reach a deal on Syria.

“The President is taking part in a pull-aside with President Putin of Russia,” said National Security Council spokesman Ned Price. “We expect to provide additional details of their discussion later today.”

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