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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, August 14 /Xinhua/ — Preparations for a meeting between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have entered the final phase, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said at a briefing on Thursday.
"Preparations for the meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States have entered their final phase. Considering that the meeting was announced only five days ago, that is, on the night from last Friday to Saturday, everything is being done in an intensive mode, a lot of technical issues are being resolved, including visa issues. And, of course, first and foremost, the political component of the summit is being actively worked out," said Yu. Ushakov.
“A program for the leaders’ meeting has been agreed upon,” he added. “This meeting, as you all know, will take place in Alaska, in Anchorage, and specifically one of the facilities at the Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Military Base will be used.”
The meeting of the leaders of Russia and the United States will begin at 22:30 Moscow time. After the face-to-face conversation, the leaders will continue negotiations in the format of a working breakfast, which will be attended by members of the delegations of the two countries, the aide to the Russian president said.
The central theme of the summit, according to him, will be the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, but other topics will also be touched upon – bilateral cooperation in the economic sphere and issues of global security.
The Russian delegation included Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, and Special Representative of the Russian President for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev.
Following the meeting, V. Putin and D. Trump will give a joint press conference for the media, Y. Ushakov reported. –0–
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