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| Together again in Normandie June 6, 2014 |
The D-Day meeting marked the first time the two leaders met since Poroshenko was elected president of Ukraine, which remains restive after the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
The two leaders talked for a quarter of an hour in a meeting hosted by French President François Hollande.
“The conversation took place on possible measures to de-escalate (the crisis) including how Moscow could recognise the election of Poroshenko. The details of a ceasefire will also be discussed in coming days,” the official in French President Hollande’s office said, adding that they also discussed the economic consequences of the stand-off.
The AFP reported that the first meeting between the two leaders took place informally after the many world leaders gathering for the commemoration posed for a group photo. After the photo, most of the leaders walked into a nearby building for a lunch. But Putin, Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stayed outside the door and chatted together.
Reporters observing the encounter couldn’t hear the conversation. The animated conversation lasted about a minute.
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