Trilateral Meeting Between Russia, U.S., China Leaders Possible, TASS Reports

TASS

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Russia has not ruled out the possibility of a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the United States and China, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Sunday, according to state news agency TASS.

"The idea exists; it has been introduced into the public space. It would be an exaggeration to say that it is moving into the phase of preparation," the deputy minister said, answering a corresponding question. 

"Here, too, the main question boils down to how the substantive side will be formulated, and what we will expect as an outcome? Although it is clear that formats, especially at the highest level, are themselves extremely significant and send the right signals. Like, for example, the RIC format," he added.

"But the trilateral format with the participation of the leaders of Russia, China and the United States has not been practiced so far. I cannot rule anything out, of course. But from a practical point of view, I have nothing to add today to what I have just said," Ryabkov said.

Earlier this month, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov raised the possibility of such a meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, in November.



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