By James Kim

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama met in St.Petersburg on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties and other issues of common concern.

It's their second meeting in three months. President Xi Jinping said the meeting reminded him of his last summit with President Obama only three months ago, where the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral issues and on how to forge a new type of major-country relations between the two nations.

President Xi said China and the U.S. have maintained sound development momentum, noting that the two countries have improved their military ties and maintained communication and cooperation on major global and regional issues.

President Obama said the U.S. and China have made great progress in cooperation on climate change and strengthening military-to-military relations.

Concerning the Syrian crisis, President Xi Jinping stressed that a political solution is the only way to solve the conflict, and that a military strike cannot solve the problem’s root causes. President Xi also urged certain countries to take a second thought before launching action.

President Obama told President Xi Jinping the U.S.’ position on the Syrian crisis, saying that he is willing to maintain communication with the Chinese side on the issue.

The two leaders also exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula, with China reinstating its stance that the nuclear crisis can only be solved through negotiations and engagement, and urged relevant parties to return to the Six-Party talks.

At their first summit at the Annenberg estate in California in June, the two leaders agreed to build a new type of relations between major countries which could avoid the traditional path of confrontation and conflict.

(Source: CNTV.cn)