3 Oct 2013 11:57

Organizational parameters of Putin-Obama meeting at APEC Bali summit being coordinated - Ushakov

MOSCOW. Oct 3 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama may have a bilateral meeting on October 7 during the APEC Bali summit, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.

"The sides are coordinating organizational parameters of this meeting, and we think the meeting will take place," Ushakov told a press briefing on Thursday.

"That was our proposition, which the U.S. side immediately supported," he said.

According to the presidential aide, the Russian and U.S. leaders will discuss, amongst other issues, "the development of [earlier] agreements and prospects for joint work on the Syrian dossier."