U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met briefly on the sidelines of a conference in Beijing, covering a few of the key global issues on which their governments do not agree.
Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin flanked Chinese President Xi Jinping and exchanged comments about the room as leaders walked into the venue for Tuesday's Asia-Pacific summit.
But away from the main talks, the White House said U.S. and Russian leaders met three times throughout the day for a total of about 15 to 20 minutes.
U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said the topics included Iran, Syria and Ukraine, but did not provide additional details.奥巴马总统和俄罗斯总统普京在北京亚太峰会期间举行了短暂非正式的会晤。双方讨论了一些各自政府持有分歧的重大国际问题。
星期二奥巴马总统和普京被安排站在中国国家主席习近平两边。在走进会场的时候，他们对会议厅交换了各自的看法。
白宫说，奥巴马和普京星期二三次见面，总共大约15到20分钟。美国国家安全委员会发言人米汉说，两人谈到伊朗、叙利亚和乌克兰问题，但她没有透露讨论的其他细节。