Trump says he is open to joining trilateral meeting with Xi, Putin
WASHINGTON —U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to participating in a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin and that it could be focused on denuclearization. "We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearization," Trump told reporters outside the White House. "If President Xi wants to have it, I'd have it."…
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Monday that he is open to participating in a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump indicated the meeting could focus on nuclear weapons and denuclearization, adding that he would hold the meeting if President Xi wants to have it.
The Kremlin reported earlier on Monday that a potential three-way meeting between Trump, Putin, and Xi could take place on the sidelines of next month's APEC summit in China. While The Korea Times notes the meeting could be held during the summit, the South China Morning Post reports that Trump expressed openness to the meeting during his visit to China next month.
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