Obama and Putin discussed a solution to the Syrian conflict

US President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met during the G20 summit in Turkey, where they discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria.

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin also stated that a truce and a transitional period should be achieved in governing the country.

The American leader welcomed the efforts of the countries that challenged the Islamic State group, and also called on Russia to direct the main attacks during the military operation in Syria on the positions of the Islamic State.

Earlier, the current president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said at the summit that air strikes that Russia inflicts on the moderate, as he put it, opposition in Syria, lead to an increase in the number of refugees seeking to Europe.

Earlier, Putin exchanged a few words with Obama during a photographic ceremony. Obama was one of the first to enter the ceremony, while other G20 leaders took turns taking their places. Putin, who entered the hall, greeted Obama with a handshake, after which the leaders exchanged a few phrases and then proceeded to the hall where the working lunch was held.

Putin talked at this time with the leader of South Korea, and Obama was accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Council President Donald Tusk.

The two-day G20 summit is taking place in Antalya. The main topic is the fight against terrorism. All GXNUMX leaders are present at the summit, except French President Francois Hollande.

Recall that earlier "Forum" wrote about the meeting two leaders at headquarters UN on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. After a visit to New York, Vladimir Putin said about conducting a large-scale military operation in Syria.