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Presidents Putin And Trump Meet At The Sidelines Of The G20 Summit

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TASS: Putin and Trump meet on sidelines of G20 summit

If Moscow and Washington want to iron out pressing issues together, phone talks are not enough, face-to-face meetings between leaders are essential, says President Putin

HAMBURG, July 7. /TASS/. Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are having a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

The meeting is being held in Congress Center Hamburg. Taking part in it are Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

If Moscow and Washington want to iron out pressing issues together, phone talks are not enough, face-to-face meetings between leaders are essential, according to Putin.

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