Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held talks in South Korea. The main part of the talks was held behind closed doors. Reuters reported.
The initial part of the meeting, open to journalists, was held in a friendly atmosphere. The two leaders exchanged warm words. Trump called his Chinese counterpart a “great leader of a great country” and expressed hope that US-China relations would remain strong and lasting.
Xi Jinping, in turn, noted that Trump “cares very much about world peace” and expressed his readiness to “promote peace talks to resolve other hot issues”.
The subsequent part of the negotiations took place behind closed doors and lasted one hour and forty minutes. After the meeting ended, during the departure from South Korea, Trump told reporters that important decisions had been made during the negotiations, again calling Xi Jinping a “great leader”. According to him, during the meeting they discussed the war in Ukraine. The parties agreed to jointly seek ways to resolve the conflict.
“We talked for a long time with Xi about Ukraine. We will work together to figure something out, ”,” Trump stressed after the meeting.
At the same time, he acknowledged that the situation remains difficult:
“We agreed that both sides are stuck in a war, and to let them fight is madness. Xi will help us with Ukraine, but we can’t do much more”.
The talks between Trump and Xi Jinping took place during the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea. The leaders also discussed global security issues, trade relations and possible steps to reduce tensions between Washington and Beijing.
