US President Donald Trump will meet the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam; Chinese, Russian and Indian ministers will meet; the Armenian prime minister will visit Iran; and UK lawmakers could vote on revised Brexit deal; the first APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting of 2019 will be held in the US.
These are the international events under the spotlight for the week starting Feb 25.
Vietnam to host 2nd DPRK-US summit
US President Donald Trump and the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore, June 12, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un will hold the much-anticipated second summit on Feb 27-28 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Kim Jong-un will arrive ahead of the talks on Feb 25.
Trump told press that his trip to Vietnam next week would be "very successful," anticipating his two-day meeting with Kim would "accomplish a lot."
"That doesn't mean this is going to be the last meeting, because I don't believe it will. But we have subjects to discuss which will be very fruitful," Trump said.
Kim said that he thinks of Trump in a positive way. With good faith and patience, the two countries will reach the goal step by step.
Chinese, Russian and Indian ministers to meet
Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj pose before the start of the 15th China-Russia-India trilateral meeting in New Delhi, on Dec 11, 2017. ADNAN ABIDI / REUTERS
The 16th meeting of the Chinese, Russian and Indian foreign ministers will be held in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province, on Feb 27. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will preside over the meeting, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend.
During the meeting, the three foreign ministers will focus on implementing the important consensus of leaders of three countries. Focusing on the current international situation, the ministers will have in-depth communication on major regional and international issues, and deepen tripartite cooperation.
Armenian PM to visit Iran in late February
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. [Photo/IC]
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will pay an official visit to Iran in February, Armenpress has reported.
Pashinyan announced the official visit at a meeting with the Armenian community in Cologne, Germany, on the sidelines of his official visit to the European country.
Iran and Armenia enjoy good relations. President Hassan Rouhani met the Armenian prime minister on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018.
UK lawmakers to vote on revised Brexit deal next week
Pictured, from left, are former Conservative Party and now Independent MPs Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry, posing for a picture after a news conference in London on Feb 20, 2019, following their resignation from the Conservative Party in a joint letter. [Photo/VCG]
British lawmakers could be given a vote on a revised Brexit deal as early as next week as talks with the European Union have been constructive, Finance Minister Philip Hammond said on Feb 21.
Unless Prime Minister Theresa May can get a Brexit deal approved by the British parliament, then she will have to decide whether to delay Brexit or thrust the world's fifth largest economy into chaos by leaving without a deal on March 29.
Three UK lawmakers from Britain's ruling Conservative Party have quit, then join a new centrist group in Parliament, saying the government's handling of Brexit has been "disastrous".
1st APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting of 2019
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (sixth from right) and other leaders attend the APEC Business Advisory Council Dialogue with leaders in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Nov 17, 2018. [Photo/IC]
The first APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting of 2019 will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on March 1 to March 4.
ABAC was created by the APEC Economic Leaders in 1995 to provide them with advice on specific business sector priorities, and to respond to various APEC requests for information about business-related issues or to provide the business perspectives on specific areas.
ABAC, which comprises up to three members of the private sector from each of APEC's 21 economies, meets four times each year with the final meeting held concurrently with the APEC Leaders' Meeting.
During 2019, ABAC will meet in Atlanta, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hangzhou, China. Santiago will be the final meeting as Chile is the chair of APEC and ABAC for 2019.
