summit meeting
Top-level diplomatic talks
A summit meeting is a conference between heads of state or top-level officials, typically to address major diplomatic issues: The two presidents held a summit meeting on nuclear disarmament.
The term evokes the image of leaders at the pinnacle of power coming together.
Often shortened to simply summit.
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- world stageInternational sphere of action
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- leadersThose with authority
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
photo op · red carpet · treaty · accord · nuclear deal · bilateral · peace talks · talks · heads of state · conference · delegation · diplomatic corps · protocol · Geneva · Camp David · communiqué · joint statement · agenda
- Official Visitsstate visit, diplomatic mission, royal visit, delegation, treaty negotiation
- political actionsvote, bill, sanction, pardon, amnesty
- World EventsOlympics, World Cup, G20, pandemic, earthquake
- Global DiplomacyUN, United Nations, embassy, NATO, ambassador
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
summit meetingphone call
Remote voice conversation
diplomatic cable · written correspondence · backchannel · video conference · text message
summit meetingdeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
walkout · stalemate · impasse · cold war · radio silence