Putin, Trump to meet during APEC summit in Vietnam
Moscow Nov 9 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his US counterpart Donald Trump at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam a top official said here on Thursday.
Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin and Trump will meet on Friday although the exact time of the meeting was not yet known reports Efe news.
On Wednesday Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the North Korean crisis will dominate the agenda of meetings between Russian and American leaders in Da Nang.
Trump had also told reporters on Sunday that he was planning to meet the Russian President to discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula.
The APEC summit will conclude on Saturday with a meeting of economic leaders.
APEC comprises Australia Brunei Canada Chile China South Korea the US the Philippines Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Malaysia Mexico New Zealand Papua New Guinea Peru Russia Singapore Taipei Thailand and Vietnam.
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