White House: US, China, Russia to Hold 3-Way Summit on Margins of APEC
[International] : The leaders of the United States, China and Russia will hold a trilateral summit in Shenzhen, China, next week, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. However, the much-anticipated talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will not go ... [more...]
The White House confirmed to the Jerusalem Post that U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a trilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen, China. The meeting is scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, following a bilateral meeting and lunch between Trump and Xi on Thursday afternoon, November 19. KBS World Radio reports the trilateral summit will occur next week.
The Jerusalem Post reports that the agenda includes the war in Iran and the potential reduction of nuclear arsenals among the three nations. White House Assistant Press Secretary Olivia Wales stated that President Trump intends to discuss the global reduction of nuclear weapons, a topic he considers very dangerous.
According to the Jerusalem Post, senior U.S. officials do not expect this first meeting to result in a nuclear arms control agreement, though it may initiate a process. One official described the summit as an entry point and a first conversation. The official also suggested that while Washington and Moscow have decades of experience negotiating such agreements, Beijing could be a more difficult participant.
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