New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are planning a joint meeting in China next week, the White House has said, with nuclear weapons expected to be a focus of the talks.

The meeting is planned on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told reporters, according to BBC News. Moscow and Beijing had not commented on the trilateral meeting at the time of the BBC report.

Nuclear weapons on the agenda

Wales said Trump intended to discuss reducing nuclear weapons, among other topics, describing their proliferation as a danger in the president's view.

Iran could also feature in the discussions, but Ukraine was not expected to be on the agenda,...