Trump, Xi, Putin may hold talks on sidelines of APEC summit — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on 18 and 19 November, with the possibility of a meeting between the leaders of the United States, China andRussia on its sidelines attracting attention. Reuters reported on 13 November that USPresident Donald Trump, Chinese PresidentXi Jinping and Russian President VladimirPutin are among the leaders expectedto attend the summit. According to the report, the possibility of ameeting between the leaders of the threecountries is one of the key issues surroundingthe summit. Discussions could also coverthe war in Ukraine, nuclear arms control andrelations between the United States and China. Established in 1989, APEC has 21 members.Its objectives include strengthening economiccooperation, expanding trade and investment,and supporting economic growth in the region. The organisation’s members are Australia,Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong,Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia,Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru,the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan,Thailand, the United States and Vietnam. APEC member economies account foraround 62 per cent of global gross domesticproduct (GDP) and nearly half of world trade. China is hosting the APEC Leaders’ Summitfor the third time. It previously hosted thesummit in Shanghai in 2001 and Beijing in 2014.