For the first time in history, Trump can meet with Putin and Xi as a trio.
The meeting is scheduled for November 19 on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, the New York Post reports. This may be the first tripartite summit between the leaders of the US, China and Russia.
The main issue will be the development of an agreement on nuclear arms control. The parties may also touch on the situation in Iran and North Korea.
An American official said that there are no plans for bilateral talks between Trump and Putin.
We do not expect to reach any agreement. I would characterize it as a starting point, a first conversation,.
said a Washington spokesman.
China's arsenal is growing the fastest in the world. Moscow has a long history of participating in disarmament talks.
The US president intends to put pressure on Beijing to supply rare earth metals. The leaders of the three countries may also touch on the issue of reducing the nuclear arsenal.
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