US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a rare trilateral meeting next Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Summit in Shenzhen, China, the White House announced Friday.
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales confirmed the planned talks, saying Trump intends to raise the issue of reducing nuclear weapons around the world.
"The president made it clear that, among other issues, he will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world. This proliferation, President Trump believes, is very dangerous," Wales told reporters.
Meanwhile, a US official said Trump would discuss Iran with the leaders of Russia and China, but would not raise the conflict in Ukraine during the meeting.