Lavrov: Putin and Xi Jinping will immediately get to the heart of the issues at the meeting within the framework of the APEC summit
Quick Look
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Presidents of Russia and China Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping know each other well and at the upcoming bilateral meeting within the framework of the APEC summit they will immediately begin discussing the essence of the issues without preamble.
- Earlier, Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov did not rule out the possibility of a trilateral meeting with the participation of US President Donald Trump.
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Why It Matters
The APEC summit is a platform for discussing economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. The meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping was planned earlier, as reported by Ambassador Marat Berdyev. Lavrov stressed the ethics of not revealing the agenda in advance.
Brief retelling from RIA II
On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a bilateral meeting is planned between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Putin and Xi Jinping know each other well, so they will immediately deal with the essence of the issue without preamble.
MOSCOW, September 6 - RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping know each other well, they do not need prefaces, so at the upcoming meeting they will immediately deal with the substance of the issue, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
In June, Marat Berdyev, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for G20 and APEC issues, told RIA Novosti that a bilateral meeting between the President of the Russian Federation and the President of the People's Republic of China is planned on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
“No pre-prepared schemes may work, and the leaders know each other very well, so there is no need for introductions; they will immediately deal with the essence of the issue,” Lavrov told Vesti author Pavel Zarubin.
Lavrov emphasized that “it is not very ethical to reveal the agenda of the negotiations five minutes before the leaders meet,” and also noted that “everything depends on them.”
Earlier on Sunday, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said that he does not rule out a trilateral meeting between Putin, Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the APEC summit.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Putin and Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit and discuss key issues of cooperation
Very likely · Within days
A trilateral meeting between Putin, Xi Jinping and Trump at the APEC summit is possible
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- What specific issues will be discussed at the meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping?
- Will a specific agreement or joint statement be reached following the meeting?
- What topics could be raised in a potential trilateral meeting involving the US?
