Putin was late for the opening of the climate summit in Paris

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the XXI UN Climate Conference (COP21) in Paris. True, he did not make it to the beginning, missing the opening ceremony, the official photo session, as well as speeches by French President Francois Hollande, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the chairman of the conference - the head of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Fabius, reports Interfax.

Putin appeared at a summit in Paris only during a speech by US President Barack Obama.

In Paris, noted that Putin also missed a minute of silence, which more than 150 heads of state and government and participants SOR21 commemorated the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris.

As part of the event, Putin will have three or four scheduled meetings. With the head of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Russia does not intend to meet, despite the fact that since the fall of the Russian Su-24 There were no contacts between the two leaders on the border between Turkey and Syria. Erdogan said he was ready for the meeting.

Negotiations between Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama are also not coordinated. However, the Kremlin hopes that the leaders will be able to talk on the sidelines of the conference.

A possible contact between the President of Russia and German Chancellor Angela Merkel is at the stage of elaboration. Syrian and Ukrainian issues will be discussed with it, and the chairman of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker can join the conversation.

Putin also plans to discuss bilateral cooperation and international affairs with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sign a statement of cooperation with Peruvian President Olyanta Umula, and exchange views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and other topical international issues with Republic of Korea Pak Kyn Heh writes NEWSru.com

Forum previously reported that Barack Obama honored in memory of the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks and laid a white flower, after which he bowed his head and stood silently, looking at the candles and flowers brought by people to the Bataclan concert hall.