Rubio and Wang Yi agree on a trilateral summit with Russia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business Day (South Africa)
The US and Chinese foreign ministers, Marco Rubio and Wang Yi, agreed on the importance of leader-level talks to advance peace and denuclearisation, including at a possible trilateral meeting with Russia. The exchange comes ahead of the Apec summit in China and the G20 in Florida, according to the State Department cited by Business Day.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on the importance of leader-level discussions to advance peace and denuclearisation, including as part of a possible three-way meeting with Russia, according to the US State Department.
The agreement comes as Washington works to arrange a meeting between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Apec summit in China. China had previously said it did not consider a trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiation realistic at this stage, while China’s official Xinhua news agency described the exchange between Wang Yi and Marco Rubio as “positive and constructive” and said Beijing wanted to strengthen communication with Washington, according to Business Day.
Donald Trump announced on 10 November that he would meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in China. the announced meeting with Xi and Putin in China precedes the new talks between Rubio and Wang Yi.
