Discussion of the Syrian and Ukrainian issues by the leaders of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in new York is quite logical, because the resolution of these conflicts is important for the entire global fraternity, says 1st Deputy head of the state Duma on international Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov.

The presidents of Russia and the United States conducted the first day of the week in the evening in new York, the 1st in the last 2 years bilateral meeting, during which discussed the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine.

following the meeting, Putin answered questions of reporters and told that Russia will continue to provide assistance to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the battle with the " Islamic state ", but will not participate in ground combat actions against extremists

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