Kremlin announces possible Putin, Xi and Trump trilateral meeting in November
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- Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov said Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could meet during the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov. 18-19.
- Ushakov said the issue had been discussed and that all three leaders were expected to attend, while the White House said it had no information confirming Trump’s participation.
- Russia, China and the United States are among APEC’s 21 members.
A possible meeting between Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump has entered the Kremlin’s public discussion of the November APEC summit, although Washington has not confirmed that Trump will attend.
Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov said the three leaders could hold a trilateral meeting during the summit in Shenzhen, China, scheduled for Nov. 18-19. Asked on state television whether such a meeting was possible, Ushakov replied, “Yes, this issue has been discussed.”
Yes, this issue has been discussed.
He said he expected all three leaders to participate in the summit. “And if things unfold as stated, then the three of them will be able to have a meeting,” Ushakov said.
And if things unfold as stated, then the three of them will be able to have a meeting.
Ushakov made the comments in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where Putin and Xi had attended a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Russia, China and the United States are all members of APEC, which has 21 participating economies.
The White House offered no confirmation. Spokeswoman Anna Kelly said, “At this time, we have no information regarding President Trump’s participation in APEC.”
At this time, we have no information regarding President Trump’s participation in APEC.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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