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First Posted: 8/2/2013 A suggestion is swirling around that President Barack Obama skip the G-20 summit in Saint Petersburg and a meeting with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin because of that country&#8217;s failure to hand over Edward J. Snowden.
This would be shortsighted. The meeting is normally attended by the world&#8217;s top leaders. It should include opportunities for Mr. Obama to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The principal subject matter will again be how the world&#8217;s largest economies recover from the global recession. Given the role of the United States in those efforts, its interdependence with the rest of the world economy and America&#8217;s own economic and financial problems, Mr. Obama needs to be there.
As far as Russia and Mr. Putin are concerned, the plate is full of important issues of common interest. These include the fighting in Syria, the major unrest in Egypt, Russia&#8217;s attitude toward the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Iran&#8217;s nuclear program and new President Hassan Rouhani, North Korea&#8217;s latest antics and prospects for mutual arms reduction, a matter of particular importance to Mr. Obama.
Boycotting a major event in a country that is doing something unhelpful makes no sense in international relations. Mr. Obama needs to take his seat at the G-20 and talk to the Russian president.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

G-20 SUMMIT Don’t skip the meeting