The first-ever trilateral meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia, and China may take place soon — the White House announced preparations for the talks, infohub.kz reports.
According to CNN, U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a joint meeting next week with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House announced the planned trilateral summit.
The talks will take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China and will focus on nuclear non-proliferation.
“The president (of the U.S. — ed.) made clear that, among other things, he will discuss reducing nuclear weapons in the world. President Trump believes that this proliferation is very dangerous,” White House Press Secretary Olivia Wales told reporters.
Officials are not certain that the talks will lead to a new nuclear agreement, suggesting they will only be a starting point. According to officials, the world leaders also plan to discuss the situation in Iran. However, Beijing and Moscow have not yet officially confirmed their participation in the trilateral summit.