trilateral

adjective tri·lat·er·al \ (ˌ)trī-ˈla-tə-rəl , -ˈla-trəl \

Updated on: 20 May 2018

Definition of trilateral

: having three sides or parties

trilateral business ventures

trilateral discussions

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Recent Examples of trilateral from the Web

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said at a joint news conference in Tokyo after their trilateral summit.

— Washington Post, "Pompeo: North Korea can have ‘richly deserved’ opportunities in return for peace," 9 May 2018
Offering to ratify the treaty along with China as a trilateral confidence-building measure could make this move irresistible to North Korea.

— sharon squassoni, Fortune, "Commentary: There’s Something Trump Can Do to Make Sure Kim Actually Stops Testing Nukes," 27 Apr. 2018
Ahead of that meeting, the leaders of South Korea, Japan, and China are to meet next Wednesday in Tokyo for a regular trilateral summit that is expected to focus on North Korea’s nuclear program and other regional issues.

— BostonGlobe.com, "2 Koreas dismantle propaganda loudspeakers at tense border," 1 May 2018
Moon is set to travel to Washington in mid-May, immediately after a trilateral meeting with Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May 9, to brief Trump on his own meeting with Kim.

— anna fifield, Washington Post, "Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea talks, Moon says," 30 Apr. 2018
Moon is set to travel to Washington in mid-May, immediately after a trilateral meeting with Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May 9, to brief Trump on his own meeting with Kim.

— the washington post, OregonLive.com, "South Korea president says Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize," 30 Apr. 2018
Moon is set to travel to Washington in mid-May, immediately after a trilateral meeting with Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May 9, to brief Trump on his own meeting with Kim.

— anna fifield, chicagotribune.com, "South Korea president suggests Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea talks," 30 Apr. 2018
Moon and Chinese premier Li Keqiang are expected to meet in Tokyo for a trilateral meeting with Abe – itself a significant breakthrough in the frosty relations in the region – on May 9.

— anna fifield, Anchorage Daily News, "North Korea promises to dismantle its nuclear test site in public view, South says," 29 Apr. 2018
This past weekend, Gen. McMaster traveled to San Francisco for a trilateral meeting with South Korea and Japan to discuss plans for the summit.

— rebecca ballhaus, WSJ, "Trump Taps Iran Hawk John Bolton for NSA Post as McMaster Departs," 22 Mar. 2018

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