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Obama, Putin spoke about Syria giving up its chemical weapons
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON (AP) — US President Barack Obama says he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a potential plan for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to international control.
Obama tells PBS’ “NewsHour” that he and Putin did speak about it last week while he was in St. Petersburg, Russia, for an economic summit.
Obama and Putin had an impromptu chat Friday for about 20 minutes.
Obama says it was a continuation of previous conversations he’s had with Putin about securing Syria’s chemical weapons.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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