WASHINGTON AND BEIJING FAIL TO AGREE ON FORMAT OF TRILATERAL SUMMIT

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 10 /SRNA - RIA Novosti/ – Washington and Beijing have failed to reach an agreement on a meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which could take place on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation /APEC/ summit, the Wall Street Journal reports.

"The United States, China and Russia have expressed readiness to hold a summit, but major disagreements have emerged between Beijing and Washington over the rules and agenda of the meeting," the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources.

The same sources say Beijing insists on a strictly defined summit format in which each side delivers prepared statements, leaving very little room for discussion, while US President Donald Trump's administration is seeking a more relaxed format that would allow for an exchange of views.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Russia, China and the United States were working to organize a meeting between the three leaders on the sidelines of the APEC summit, which will be held in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on November 18 and 19.