A US official outlines who Trump will be having bilateral meetings with at the G20 later this week in Japan
- Putin – to discuss Iran, Ukraine, Middle East, Syria, arms control
- Indian PM Modi
- Saudi crown prince – to discuss escalation in tensions in Iran and threats to regional stability
- Turkey’s Erdogan
- Germany’s Merkel
And, of course (drumroll please), Chinese President Xi!
- opportunity to “maintain his engagement”
- see where China is on the trade dispute
- “The president is quite comfortable with any outcome”
- meeting with Xi likely to be on second day of G20 (details still to be confirmed)
Trump to also travel to Korea:
- no plans to meet with Kim Jong Un
