The White House has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will hold a tripartite meeting with his Russian and Chinese counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, during his visit to China next week.
Donald Trump's trip to China is to participate in the Asia-Pacific Summit.
Olivia Wells, the White House spokeswoman, told reporters that one of the topics discussed at this meeting will be the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world.
Meanwhile, US officials have stated that Iran may be discussed at this meeting, but the Ukraine issue will not be discussed.
According to AFP, a senior US official said on Friday: "I think the president plans to talk about Iran in the trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin."
According to the AFP news agency, this official said at the same time that it is not expected that Russia's war against Ukraine will be discussed at this meeting. This US official, who did not want to be named, also said that Washington has a completely separate negotiating track with Kiev and Moscow.
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