Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of Eight (G8) summit to be hosted by US President Barack Obama on May 18-19, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.
In a phone call between the two presidents earlier in the day, the Russian leader, who took office on Monday, excused himself on his “responsibilities” to finalize the cabinet appointments, the White House added.
Instead, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will attend the summit to be held in Camp David in Maryland, said the White House, adding that Obama and Putin agreed to meet on the margins of the G20 summit in late June in Mexico.
Armenian News
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