A Sunday said Russia’s presidential aide said that if both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump attend the APEC summit in China, they would “inevitably” meet and talk with each other.

Yuri Ushakov, told Russian media: “There is still a long time until the APEC summit. But if the leaders are at the same event, I think they will inevitably meet and talk.”

The APEC summit will be held in China on 27 and 28 Aban.

In Ordibehesht and after Putin’s two-day trip to China, Ushakov had said: “Our president has confirmed that he will go to the APEC summit.”