Trump is open to US-China-Russia summit, interested in nuclear disarmament talks

On the 19th, US President Trump expressed a positive attitude toward holding a three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking to reporters at the White House, he emphasized that he wanted nuclear disarmament to be a major topic on the agenda, saying, ``(If that happens), we will be talking about denuclearization.''

Putin proposes US-China-Russia summit meeting, may be held at APEC next month

The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin had proposed the meeting to coincide with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in November in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

Trump said, ``If President Xi wants it, I will meet with him,'' suggesting that the meeting will be held in China. Mr. Trump has so far advocated arms control negotiations between the United States, China, and Russia, but China, which is inferior to the United States and Russia in nuclear arsenal, has been reluctant to participate in the negotiations.

Putin is said to be willing to hold three-party talks to discuss ending the conflict with Ukraine. However, Trump pointed out that ``(the meeting) is not about Ukraine,'' and predicted that trade would also be on the agenda.