The White House stated that Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are eager to work together to fight against regional instability in Syria.



WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are eager to�work together to�fight against�regional instability in�Syria and are committed to�cooperate on�the implementation of�Iran nuclear agreement, the White House announced in�a statement.
�The leaders committed to�remain in�close coordination as�the JCPOA [Iran�s Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action] is operationalized and also expressed a desire to�work together on�reducing regional tensions, particularly in�Syria,� the statement read on�Wednesday.


The P5+1 group of�countries and the EU, the White House also said that Obama thanked Vladimir Putin during�a phone call on�Wednesday for�Russia�s critical role in�finalizing the Iran nuclear agreement that was negotiated between�Tehran.


�The President [Obama] spoke by�phone today with�President Vladimir Putin of�the Russian Federation to�discuss the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA) reached among�the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran regarding Iran�s nuclear program,� the release said on�Wednesday. �The President thanked President Putin for�Russia�s important role in�achieving this milestone, the culmination of�nearly 20 months of�intense negotiations.�


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