China Foreign Ministry on a Possible China-Russia-US Leaders Meeting at APEC: In Communication With Relevant Parties
Beijing, China — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing on November 4 that China is in communication with relevant parties regarding a meeting between the heads of state of China, Russia and the United States.
An AFP reporter had asked about a Financial Times report that Beijing, Moscow and Washington are working to arrange a meeting of the three countries' leaders during the APEC meeting in Shenzhen, and asked China to confirm whether a trilateral meeting is planned. Mao Ning gave the response above and offered no further details.
According to EFE and other outlets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on November 3 that work to arrange such a meeting is under way and that he hopes it will be finalised in the coming days; he also said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Shenzhen on November 18 during the APEC summit. President Donald Trump has said he is willing to take part in a trilateral meeting and that his main topic would be a new nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia and China.
The APEC meeting is scheduled for November 18-19 in Shenzhen, China. If held, the trilateral meeting would be the first of its kind among the three leaders; none of the three sides has formally confirmed the arrangement.
Related: China's Foreign Ministry: Xi Jinping To Chair APEC Leaders' Meeting In Shenzhen On Nov. 18-19
Source: China Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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