Washington, August 7: Us President Barack Obama cancelled his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, which was scheduled for next month, the White House said Wednesday.
"After careful review began in July, we came to the conclusion that there is not enough recent progress in our bilateral agenda with Russia hold Summit United States-Russia in early September," the White House said in a statement reported by Xinhua.
However, he also mentioned Russia's decision to grant asylum to former United States intelligence contractor Edward Snowden as one of the reasons for the decision.
"The disappointment the decision of Russia to provide temporary shelter to Edward Snowden was also a factor, which we have considered in assessing the current state of our bilateral relations," the statement said.
He also cited a "lack of progress" in the past year on missile defense and arms control, trade and commercial relations, the problems of global security and human rights.
However, the President, the White House said, is still waiting for the trip to St Petersburg Saint-6 5 to participate in the Summit of the G-20.
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