HANGZHOU. Sept 5 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that at his talks with United States President Barack Obama they discussed thoroughly the problems that are worrying both Moscow and Washington.
"Everything we wanted to discuss, and this was not on the go, on the run, this was [done] properly, we did discuss," Putin told reporters after the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.
The two leaders "talked mainly with one another and delved into details," he said.
"It seems to me that we reached an understanding of one another and an understanding of the problems that we face. Some technical things have yet to be finalized," the Russian leader said, adding that if Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry "succeed in doing so, we will have made one more step towards Syrian resolution."
Putin confirmed that his meeting with Obama was initiated by the U.S. but said he did not care much about who initiates this kind of meetings.
"I am not even fixating my attention on this. What difference does it make? It was Lavrov who came up first, I think, or [was it] Ushakov [who] said that the U.S. would like to organize such a meeting," Putin said.
"When they said, when they agreed - I have no idea. What difference does it make? He came, he said, they want, we'll meet. Why should we dodge these contacts?" Putin added.