Rubio and Wang Yi discussed trilateral summit involving Putin
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed upcoming meetings between U.S. and Chinese leaders, as well as the possibility of holding a trilateral summit involving Russia, during a phone call.
According to Censor.NET, Reuters reports on this.
Specifically, a telephone conversation between U.S. and Chinese officials took place on November 11. Rubio and Wang Yi discussed U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to the APEC summit in China next week, as well as Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Florida to attend the G20 summit next month.
"Both reaffirmed their commitment to constructive relations and strategic stability based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," the statement said.
Rubio and Wang Yi also agreed on the importance of high-level talks.
"They agreed on the importance of substantive talks at the leadership level to achieve goals such as peace and denuclearization, particularly during any potential trilateral summit with Russia," the statement said.
The U.S. is working to arrange a meeting between Trump, Xi, and Putin
As Reuters notes, the Chinese side's earlier statement regarding the phone call made no mention of denuclearization or a possible trilateral summit involving Russia.
At the same time, Rubio told reporters the day before that work is underway to arrange a meeting between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
According to the U.S. Secretary of State, such a meeting could take place with the leaders of the three countries in attendance. Trump and Xi Jinping have already met twice this year.
