President Obama wrapped up his final overseas trip as president today meeting with world leaders in Lima Peru. The president met face to face with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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| Obama meets with Putin |
It was a brief and summer exchange between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the White House the four minute meeting focused on Ukrainian sovereignty and a push for further cooperation in Syria. This is the first meeting of the two men since the election of Donald Trumpp who has repeatedly praised Putin's strength. "We've demonstrated what's possible when our two countries work together", Obama said.
In a formal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Mr Obama put an optimistic spin on cooperation between the two nations.But with the president's Trans-Pacific Partnership deal on life support the Chinese are pushing their own economic trade agreement here to fill the void. Throughout his three nation tour this week the president has had to assure other world leaders about President elect Trump.
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| Obama meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping |
Mr Obama told a younger audience in Peru isolationism doesn't work earlier: "If we think only about the very narrow terms about our borders and what's good for us and ignore what's happening or else. Eventually it will have an impact on us whether we like it or not. Because the world is just much smaller than it used to be."
Now the president suggested Mr Trump may be willing to adjust current trade deals that the world should give the president elect time to develop his policies but privately the White House is deeply concerned much of Mr Obama's foreign policy achievements over the past eight years could be erased.
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