and non-placement of weapons in space. we favor the continued cooperation in counterterrorism and maintaining cyber security. i d like to point out specifically that our special services are cooperating quite successfully together. the most recent example is their operational operation within the recently concluded world football cup. in general, the contacts among special services should be put system wise basis should be brought to framework. i m reminded president trump about suggestion to re-establish the working group on anti-terrorism. we mentioned crisis not always that our postures dovetail exactly. the overlapping and mutual interests abound. we have to look for points of
our military cup worked successfully together. they get along, and i hope they ll be able to do so in the future. we ll keep working in the astronaut format, but we do stand ready to link this efforts through the so-called small group of states so that the process would be a broader one, multidimensional one, and so that we will be able to maximize our fighting chance to get the ultimate success on the issue of syria. speaking about having the ball in our court in syria, president trump measured we just concluded the football world cup. speaking of football, actually, mr. president, i ll give this ball to you and now the ball is in your court.
range of critical issues for both of our countries. we have direct opened deeply productive dialogue. it went very well. before i begin, i want to thank the president of finland for gracious ri holy hosting today summit. president putin and i were saying how lovely it was and what a great job they did. i also want to congratulation russia and president putin for having done such an excellent job in hosting the world cup. it was really one of the best ever, and your team also did very well. it was a great job. i m here today to continue the proud tradition of bold american diplomacy from the earliest days of our republic, american leaders have understood that di loam si and engagement is preferable to conflict and hostility. a productive dialogue is not only good for the united states and good for russia, but it is
all the more that the united states will host the world cup in 2026. thank you very much. we do host it, and we hope we do as good a job. that s very nice. that will go to my son, baron. we have no question. in fact, melania, here you go. okay. the final question from the united states will go to jonathan from the ap. thank you. question for each president. president trump you first. reporter: just now president putin denied having anything to do with the election interference in 2016. every u.s. intelligence agency concluded russia did. who, my first question for you is who do you believe? my second question is would you now with the whole world watching tell president putin,
questions alongside jack warner. bin hammam is bidding to set the fifa president from winning a fourth term as the most powerful man in the global game. they dismiss the accusations as a politically mote slated tactic by his election rival. in a statement, bin hammam says this has been a difficult and mainful day for me today. if there s the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind. this move is molittle more than the tactic being used by those who have been emerging successfully from the election. worth putting out, they won the right to host the 2022 world football cup. nina? certainly did, didn t it, andrew? up next, the impact of china s worst drought in 50 years.