Trump to Meet Putin and Xi in Shenzhen Next Thursday for Trilateral Talks on Nuclear Disarmament and Iran

The White House confirmed on Nov. 13 that U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Nov. 19, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, focusing on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said at a pre-trip briefing that Trump will propose cutting global nuclear weapons, calling proliferation very dangerous, and will also raise the U.S.-Israel war issue with Iran, though the Russia-Ukraine war is not expected to be discussed. This is the first trilateral meeting of the three leaders. The Kremlin said the meeting is set for Nov. 19; China has not yet confirmed. The last U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expired in February this year, and the two countries' arsenals are no longer bound by treaty limits. Trump departs Monday on a four-day Asia trip, visiting the Philippines first before traveling to China. The White House said Trump has repeatedly insisted on keeping the focus on nuclear disarmament, which has displeased host China, which wants the summit to focus on trade and business.

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Source: CNN

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