Marco Rubio, Wang Yi discuss Trump-Xi meeting and possible trilateral talks with Putin

US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday local time with the two sides discussing US President Donald Trumps upcoming visit to China for the APEC Summit Chinese President Xi Jinpings proposed visit to Florida for the G20 Summit and the possibility of a trilateral meeting involving Russia to advance peace and denuclearisationAccording to a statement issued by the US Department of State the telephone conversation took place at Chinas request on November 11 and focused on bilateral engagement and the upcoming visits by the two leadersThe Secretary and the Director recalled the bilateral leaderlevel commitment to a constructive relationship of strategic stability on the basis of respect fairness and reciprocity the US State Department said in its readoutThe two sides also agreed on the importance of meaningful leaderlevel conversations to advance shared objectives including peace and denuclearisation the statement said adding that this could include a potential trilateral leaders meeting with RussiaThe Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its separate readout described the conversation as positive and constructive stating that Wang Yi and Rubio exchanged indepth views on ChinaUS relations and interactions between the two heads of stateAccording to the Chinese readout Wang said that Xi Jinpings visit to the United States in September had been smooth and successful with the two leaders agreeing to enrich the understanding and substance of the new positioning of ChinaUS relationsWang also said the stable momentum in bilateral ties had not come easily and represented a rational choice by the two major powers based on their respective and shared interestsChinas policy toward the US will remain stable and consistent China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the US properly handle differences and sensitive issues support each other in successfully hosting the 2026 APEC Leaders Informal Meeting and the G20 Leaders Summit and promote the implementation and effectiveness of the constructive strategic and stable ChinaUS relationship the Chinese Foreign Ministry readout statedThe conversation comes amid preparations for Trumps upcoming visit to China for the APEC Summit and Xis expected visit to Florida to attend the G20 SummitThe possibility of a trilateral meeting involving Trump Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin has also emerged as part of discussions on global peace and nuclear disarmamentRubio told reporters on Tuesday that efforts were underway to arrange a trilateral meeting involving the three leaders on the sidelines of the APEC SummitTrump had also expressed willingness in October to hold discussions with Xi and Putin to explore ways to end the RussiaUkraine war and advance global denuclearisation even if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not presentSpeaking to reporters Trump said he was prepared to meet the two leaders if it could help bring an end to the conflictAnything I can do to end the war whether somebodyrsquos there or not whatever I could do to end the war Trump said when asked whether he would meet Xi and Putin without ZelenskyyHe added that the proposed engagement could also provide an opportunity to pursue nuclear disarmamentAnd they do want to have a meeting Thatrsquos my suggestion because Irsquom going to be over in China in November on the denuclearisation And if we can do denuclearisation I will have done the world a big big favour Trump saidThe latest conversation between Rubio and Wang Yi comes as Washington and Beijing seek to maintain a constructive relationship while preparing for major multilateral engagements including the 2026 APEC Leaders Informal Meeting and the G20 Leaders SummitThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever