美国总统奥巴马和俄罗斯总统普京在G20峰会期间讨论了叙利亚问题，但在可能对叙利亚发动打击行动的问题上仍然意见分歧。
奥巴马总统在星期五的记者会上说，他与普京总统的对话是“坦诚的”和“具有建设性的。” 但是他补充说，他不相信谈话会改变俄罗斯反对任何外国军事干预叙利亚的立场。
针对叙利亚政府被指称于今年8月使用化学武器杀害1400个平民，奥巴马总统正设法赢得国际间支持美国对叙利亚动武以惩罚叙利亚政府的行动。奥巴马说，他星期二晚上将对美国人民发表有关这个问题的讲话，并且同国会共同努力达成一项授权采取军事行动的决议。
奥巴马总统说, 大多数参加G20峰会晚宴的领导人，以及在星期五早上持续举行的讨论中，都没有对美国关于叙利亚应对化武攻击行动负责的结论感到不安。他说，各国领导人一致认为，必须坚持反对使用化学武器的国际规范。
然而，他说，世界各大国就不经联合国安理会批准而对叙利亚动武的问题意见分歧。
普京说，对叙利亚的任何打击行动都是“非法”的。他说，化学武器攻击行动是接受外援的叙利亚反政府军的一项挑衅行动。
普京说，印度、印度尼西亚和南非等国家领导人在星期四G20峰会晚宴上发表讲话，反对任何军事干预行动。
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are still at odds over a potential strike on Syria, after discussing the issue on the sidelines of the G20 ((Group of 20)) economic summit in Russia.
In a Friday news conference, Mr. Obama said his conversation with Mr. Putin was "candid" and "constructive." But he added that he did not believe the talk would change Russia's opposition to any foreign military intervention in Syria.
Mr. Obama is trying to win international support for military action to punish Syria's government for an alleged chemical attack that killed more than 1,400 people in August. The U.S. president said he would address the American people about the issue Tuesday night and continue to work with Congress on a resolution authorizing military action.
The president said most world leaders attending a G20 dinner, and discussions that continued into the early morning hours Friday, were "comfortable" with the U.S. conclusion that the Syrian government was responsible for the attack. He said the leaders were "unanimous" in believing that international norms against the use of chemical weapons had to be maintained.
However, he said world powers were divided on launching military action without going through the United Nations Security Council.
Mr. Putin said any foreign strike on Syria would be "illegal." He said the chemical attack was a "provocation" by opposition fighters in Syria who are receiving foreign support.
Mr. Putin said leaders from India, Indonesia, South Africa and India were among those who spoke against any military intervention at Thursday's G20 dinner.
