(VOVworld) – Officials confirmed that US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next Monday.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama in St. Petersburg in 2013 (Photo: RIA Novosti)

The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the 70^th session of the UN General Assembly and after Mr Putin delivers a speech at the UN General Assembly. Their discussions will focus on the Syria crisis and the Ukraine crisis.