DID Press: The New York Post has reported that US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a trilateral meeting on Thursday, November 19, in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. Nuclear arms control and the war against Iran are expected to be among the key issues on the agenda.
According to the New York Post, whose report was also carried by Reuters, the meeting will take place on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
According to the report, the main focus of the three leaders’ discussions will be exploring the possibility of reaching an agreement on nuclear arms control and reducing the nuclear arsenals of the three countries. However, the war against Iran and developments related to North Korea may also be included on the meeting’s agenda.
Trump had previously announced plans to meet with Putin and Xi, saying they would discuss various issues, including nuclear disarmament.
A senior White House official has also confirmed that Trump intends to raise the issue of Iran during the meeting. However, Washington does not expect the discussions to result in a specific agreement and regards them as the beginning of consultations among the leaders of the three countries.
The possible meeting of the leaders of the world’s three major powers comes at a time when the war against Iran and its consequences for international security and the global economy have become major issues in international politics. Bringing the issue into discussions between Washington, Beijing and Moscow could indicate the importance of the two Eastern powers’ roles in the calculations surrounding the war and the region’s future developments.