Speaking to reporters before boarding his flight to Washington from Florida, President Donald Trump revealed his travel plans. He stated he will attend the upcoming APEC summit, which will take place in Shenzhen, the southern tech hub of China, from November 18-19.
Trump noted that a joint sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely on the cards, remarking that it would be an interesting session.
Agendas on the table
According to Trump, key issues on their agenda will include denuclearization as well as efforts to stop the war in Iran. In October, he had expressed willingness to participate in trilateral arms control discussions with Xi and Putin focusing on nuclear issues.
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin suggested using a trilateral gathering to explore ending Russia's war in Ukraine. In a separate interview on CBS' 60 Minutes, Trump claimed a deal to halt the conflict is very close, though it would leave Ukraine in a slightly different shape.
“One of the meetings, I think, will be with President Putin and President Xi, and that'll be interesting. We're talking a lot of things, including denuclearization, but we'll be talking a lot of things. We're trying to end the war in Iran”President Donald Trump
