Putin sends congratulatory message to Obama on the occasion of 4th of July

#4thofjuly #putin #Obama #WhiteHouse #Ukraine Only the other day the two Presidents had talked over the phone – President Putin had rung u student Obama in the White House and had a one-to-one talk on various issues. Since the relation between the two super powers was not so cordial, observers had seen signs of a thaw in the relationship.
Therefore, the latest contact between Putin and Obama on the occasion of 4th of July can be said to be quite significant.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 5 July 2015.

The Russian President has sent a congratulatory Fourth of July message to President Obama and expressed confidence that their respective countries can work together on global issues including terror threats, according to news agencies.
It may be noted that the two countries are not just world powers but frequent rivals as well and have been at particular odds since the uprising in Ukraine that resulted in Russia last year annexing the country’s eastern Crimea region. Moreover, Russia is continuing to provide military support to government-opposition forces.
The conversation of June 25 had laid focus on the Ukraine situation and included discussions about the Iran nuclear negotiations, the need to stop the Islamic State terror group and developments in the Middle East that included the “increasingly dangerous situation in Syria.”
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#SchlossElmau #Germany #G7Summit #Obama #DavidCameron Based on a request from Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi, the British Prime Minister David Cameron has agreed to send another 125 troops to Iraq to train its Army personnel to battle the Islamic State militants.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 7 June 2015.

This additional deployment would increase the number of British troops in Iraq to 275. The ISIS has seized large parts of Iraq and neighboring Syria and the one section of British troops numbering about 100 would train local forces in how to detect and deal with improvised explosive devices. The remaining 25 will focus on logistical challenges such as bridge-building.
Till now, the British mission has concentrated on the Kurdish capital of Irbil, and the fresh batch of troops will be stationed at bases around the country, including the capital Baghdad. They will remain inside the bases and will not be involved in field action.
In the course of his talks in the G7 summit in Germany, Cameron has described the fight against Islamist extremism as the "biggest challenge" facing Britain and the international community.
The British Prime Minister had met US President Barack Obama in the margins of the Schloss Elmau summit for one-on-one talks that would have laid emphasis on defense issues.
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