OREANDA-NEWS. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump briefly talked "on their feet" before the photography ceremony and the opening of the G20 summit in Japanese Osaka. The two leaders talked lively with each other as they went to the photography ceremony.

Earlier, Trump said he expects a "good conversation" with Putin at the summit. According to Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov, leaders can discuss issues of strategic stability, regional conflicts, including Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Venezuela, as well as the Iranian problem. The G20 Summit begins on Friday morning. The first session will be devoted to issues of the global economy, trade and investment.

The summit of the G20 countries is held in Japan on June 28-29, she became the host of the forum for the first time. In addition to the G20 countries - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union and Japan, Spain, Singapore, Thailand, Egypt, Senegal, Chile, Vietnam, the Netherlands, as well as UN international organizations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the WTO and others take part in the forum.

The first personal meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump was held on July 7, 2017 on the margins of the G20 Summit in Hamburg (Germany). The meeting was also attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Instead of the scheduled 30 minutes, the conversation lasted more than two hours. After that, the leaders of the states communicated by telephone