Obama Putin discuss Iran Syria set June meeting during G-8 in Northern Ireland

Canada.com
Friday 1st March, 2013

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin, welcoming Russian co-operation on international efforts to confront Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The White House says the two men also discussed the ongoing violence in Syria, a topic that still divides Washington and Moscow. The White House says Putin and Obama agreed to hold their own meeting in June on the sidelines of the upcoming meeting of leading industrial nations in Northern Ireland. Obama also told Putin he looked forward to visiting St. Petersburg for the meeting of leading rich and developing nations in …

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