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Obama and Putin agree on ceasefire and political solution in Syria

16 November 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and U.S. security advisor Susan Rice (2nd L) prior to the opening session of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ summit in Antalya, Turkey Nov. 15, 2015. (photo credit: Reuters)
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and U.S. security advisor Susan Rice (2nd L) prior to the opening session of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ summit in Antalya, Turkey Nov. 15, 2015. (photo credit: Reuters)
<p>U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including U.N.-mediated talks, when they spoke at the G20 summit on Sunday, a White House official said.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">The Cold War superpower foes have been at odds over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom Moscow supports and Washington wants gone, as well as the conflict in Ukraine.</span></p>
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