In his speech at the White House, the American leader told journalists that he and Putin had talked for over an hour and had had an exchange of views on a number of security issues, including ways to resolve the conflict in Syria and the tension around North Korea's nuclear program. "We had a wonderful talk with Putin. We talked about peace in Syria and, very importantly, about North Korea. Our conversation lasted almost an hour and a half, "- quotes Trump USA Today. Following the talks, the White House press service reported on its website that Trump and Putin in their conversation stressed the importance of implementing the UN Security Council resolution on Syria. The document adopted in December 2015 emphasizes the territorial integrity of the Arab Republic and the need to resolve the conflict politically. Also, both presidents agreed on the need to jointly counter terrorism in the entire Middle East and Central Asia. Putin and Trump agreed to explore ways to cooperate in the fight against the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and the Taliban (all three are terrorist organizations, banned in the Russian Federation). In addition, the parties discussed the possibility of establishing lasting peace in Ukraine and the need for pressure on the DPRK. As the Kremlin said, Putin drew the interlocutor's attention to the lack of an alternative to the Minsk agreements of 2015. He also conveyed to the American colleague the main results of the recent meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, at which Assad confirmed his intention to launch political processes in the country - to reform the constitution and hold presidential and parliamentary elections. The press service of the Russian president noted that Russian diplomacy is aimed at a peaceful resolution of this conflict. Talks between Trump and Putin inspired optimism about further relations between the US and Russia, said the head of the international committee of the State Duma, Leonid Slutsky.

According to him, there are still opportunities to restore constructive dialogue, which is important for the international community. "This is especially important for solving key problems of the international agenda. Our countries did not come out of the crisis, but the presidents managed to discuss very many issues, "Slutsky told RIA Novosti news agency..

It is worth noting that before this telephone conversation, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke last time in May 2017.