The US Department of State has announced that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Wednesday on the importance of leader-level talks to advance peace and nuclear disarmament.
Reuters reported early Thursday, November 12, that the issue was raised during a phone call between the US and Chinese foreign ministers.
According to the report, the department also said the two sides discussed US President Donald Trump’s visit to China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, as well as Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States to attend the G20 summit.
The US Department of State added that the two ministers “agreed on the importance of meaningful leader-level talks to advance objectives such as peace and nuclear disarmament, including at any potential trilateral meeting involving Russia.”
However, the initial statement released by China following the phone call between Rubio and Wang made no mention of discussions on nuclear disarmament or a trilateral meeting with Russia.
