Pressure mounts on Obama over Syria at G20 summit
by Reuters
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for the G20 meeting in Russia, where he is expected to face growing pressure from world leaders NOT to launch military strikes on Syria.
Obama and host Russian President Vladimir Putin are on opposite sides of the conflict.
While the G20 summit typically focuses on finance and economics -- this time Putin said he would make room for Syria.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING:
"Some participants asked me to give them time and the possibility to discuss some other issues of foreign policy which were not previously on the agenda but which are very important and urgent, above all the situation in Syria. I propose to do it during the dinner so we won't put everything in one pile and so in the first part of our meeting we can discuss the very problems we originally have gathered here for, the problems which are key to the G20 countries."
The first round at the summit went to Putin with China, the Eu
Obama and host Russian President Vladimir Putin are on opposite sides of the conflict.
While the G20 summit typically focuses on finance and economics -- this time Putin said he would make room for Syria.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING:
"Some participants asked me to give them time and the possibility to discuss some other issues of foreign policy which were not previously on the agenda but which are very important and urgent, above all the situation in Syria. I propose to do it during the dinner so we won't put everything in one pile and so in the first part of our meeting we can discuss the very problems we originally have gathered here for, the problems which are key to the G20 countries."
The first round at the summit went to Putin with China, the Eu