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Hangzhou, China (CNN)US President Barack Obama is continuing his diplomatic slog in China Sunday, meeting with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Turkey \u2014 two essential US allies \u2014 as each leader confronts widespread internal strife back home.<\/span>It\u2019s the second day of high-stakes diplomacy for Obama, who arrived here Saturday to an inauspicious welcome: no red-carpeted stairs for Air Force One and open quarreling on the tarmac between Chinese and US officials over press access. Other leaders arriving for the G20 here were greeted with a far grander welcome.
\nThe rancor continued throughout Saturday as Obama met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to cement a carbon reduction agreement and haggle over longstanding disputes like cybersecurity and maritime aggression.
\nObama said Sunday the US would never apologize for its insistence upon press access, but said he understood why Chinese officials may have chafed at the Americans\u2019 demands.
\n\u201cWe don\u2019t leave our values and ideals behind when we take these trips. It can cause some friction,\u201d Obama said following his meeting with Theresa May, the newly installed British prime minister. At the same time, Obama cautioned against inflating the incident.
\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t over crank the significance of it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of planes and helicopters and a lot of cars and a lot of guys and, you know, if you\u2019re a host country, sometimes it may feel a little bit much.\u201d
\nHaggling over Syria
\nObama was beginning his day of talks as his Secretary of State John Kerry was working to reach a deal on ending violence in Syria. The President said Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov had been working \u201caround the clock\u201d to hammer out an agreement, but hadn\u2019t yet reached a final accord.
\n\u201cI think it\u2019s premature for us to say that there is a clear path forward, but there\u2019s the possibility at least for us to make some progress on that front,\u201d Obama said.
\nObama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were expected to interact during this week\u2019s Group of 20 summit, though a formal meeting was not on the books. Any deal to end widespread suffering in Syria was likely to be met with doubt after past settlements failed \u2014 a fact Obama acknowledged on Sunday.
\n\u201cGiven the failure of previous cessations of hostilities to hold, we approach it with some skepticism,\u201d Obama said.
\nBut he said any work toward easing the deeply troubling humanitarian crisis was valuable.
\n\u201cIt is worth trying,\u201d he said. \u201cTo the extent that there are children and women and innocent civilians who can get food and medical supplies and, you know, get some relief from the constant terror of bombings, that\u2019s worth the effort.\u201d
\nDeep divides over Syria have marred Obama\u2019s relationship with Putin, adding to a litany of discord between the US and Russia that\u2019s driven relations to their lowest level since the Cold War.
\nThis week\u2019s interaction between Obama and Putin could be a final attempt to salvage what\u2019s become one of the most acrimonious relationships on the global stage. Putin\u2019s persistent support for the Syrian regime, Moscow\u2019s moves in Ukraine and the charge that Russia may be meddling in the US presidential contest have built a deeply antagonistic dynamic between the two leaders.
\nA deal on Syria could place US-Russia ties in a firmer position as Obama prepares to leave office. American diplomats have been pressuring Moscow to use its influence in Damascus and force the Syrian regime to end its strikes on civilians and US-backed opposition fighters.
\nObama said on Sunday that Russian participation was essential.
\n\u201cOur conversations with the Russians are key because, if it were not for the Russians, then Assad and the regime would not be able to sustain its offensive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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