US President Donald Trump plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea and may meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the event in October.
This was reported by CNN, citing its sources.
The APEC summit, chaired by the Republic of Korea, will be held from October 31 to November 1 in the city of Gyeongju. According to CNN, there are discussions about organizing a meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping, but no agreements have been reached yet. The White House confirmed to the channel that the US president's visit to South Korea is possible and that its purpose will be talks on economic, trade, defense and civil energy cooperation.
CNN notes that Trump's trip to the Republic of Korea could also provide him with an opportunity to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. According to the television channel, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung invited his American counterpart to the APEC summit last week and suggested that such a platform could become a place for talks with the DPRK leader.
The Republic of Korea, as the organizer of the APEC summit in 2025, has sent an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow will decide on the level of the delegation later.