President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet Thursday in Shenzhen, China, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, The Associated Press reported, citing the White House and Kremlin.
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales announced the planned meeting Friday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Saturday that the three leaders would meet November 19, Anadolu reported.
Nuclear arms control and Iran are expected to be among the issues discussed, according to reporting on the White House’s announcement. Trump also plans a separate meeting with Xi; no separate Trump-Putin meeting has been announced.
China’s public comments have been more preliminary. At a Friday foreign ministry briefing, spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijing was communicating with the other parties about a meeting of the three leaders and would release further information when available.