Trump, Xi, Putin to discuss Iran war next week at unprecedented summit
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- Trump, Xi and Putin are expected to meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China.
- The US president plans to discuss the Iran war and a potential three-way nuclear arms agreement, according to US officials.
US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, in an unprecedented gathering of the leaders of the world's three largest nuclear powers.
Trump has said the meeting would provide an opportunity to discuss the US war on Iran and explore a potential three-way agreement on nuclear weapons stockpiles.
A senior US official briefed reporters that Trump intends to discuss the Iran war with Xi and Putin but does not plan to address the war in Ukraine, according to the Associated Press.
"We'll be talking a lot of things. We're trying to end the war in Iran," Trump told reporters last week when asked about the possibility of the meeting.
The White House confirmed the planned three-way summit on Friday, as relations between Washington, Beijing and Moscow remain strained over a range of geopolitical and security issues.
