
Ivanka Trump has joined her father as he met with world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit, as she prepares to speak on 'Women's Empowerment.'

President Donald Trump's senior White House adviser has been pictured with her husband and colleague Jared Kushner attending in Osaka, Japan, today.

Trump shook hands with Putin at their sideline meeting, praising their 'very good relationship' and telling him, 'Don't meddle in the election, please,' as he beamed at the Russian leader.

After a packed day of meetings on Friday, his daughter Ivanka will deliver the keynote speech about women's economic empowerment at a special event tomorrow.

Ivanka Trump, senior White House adviser, and her husband and colleague Jared Kushner walk across the forecourt as they arrive for the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on Friday

Ivanka smiles as she looks back down the wings before posing for a photograph with her father (nearest to her) the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and her husband Jared Kushner (rear)

Ivanka shakes hands with the Japanese premier at their meeting on Friday in Osaka - she has been invited by Abe to deliver a speech tomorrow on women's empowerment

Ivanka was invited by host Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and will appear with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, with whom she has worked closely on the issue.

President Trump is also expected to attend as Ivanka discusses her father's administration, its initiative on Women's Global Development and Prosperity and ambitions to empower women economically around the world.

Besides the president's commitments in supporting his daughter, he faces one of the most anticipated meetings of the trip with Chinese President Xi Jinping to thrash out a truce in a long-running trade war.

Experts believe there is little chance of a full deal immediately, saying the best hope is for a truce that would avoid Washington imposing new tariffs and ramping up the conflict.

But even this is not guaranteed, with the Wall Street Journal reporting Thursday that Beijing will not agree to any deal unless Washington lifts its ban on Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.

In an apparent reference to this issue, Trump at the opening session said: 'We must also ensure the resilience and security of our 5G networks.'

Before arriving, Trump said China wanted a ceasefire because its economy was 'going down the tubes', appearing to also threaten another $325 billion in levies in addition to the $200 billion Washington has already imposed.

China's foreign ministry said today it hopes the United States will meet China halfway and ensure their meeting is a success, when asked about talks between the Chinese and U.S. presidents on the sidelines of the summit.

President Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, an adviser to the White House, have joined The Donald on the trip to Japan

Ivanka and Kushner attending a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump on Friday

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, US President Donald J. Trump, Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the US President, and Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner, pose for pictures at the International Exhibition Centre in Osaka

After Xi held a meeting with counterparts from Egypt, South Africa and Senegal, Dai Bing, an official from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said 'all leaders stressed that... bullying practices are on the rise'.

Trade will be far from the only contentious issue on the table, with climate change emerging as another sticking point.

Host Japan is hoping to bridge the gaps between European leaders who want strong action and an American administration committed to withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants strong wording in support of action against climate change but Washington is unlikely to back any statement endorsing the Paris deal.

With Macron insisting the issue is a 'red line', Japanese officials concede agreement will be tough.

'The work to consolidate various opinions is expected to be difficult,' a Japanese official admitted to reporters Thursday.

Ivanka Trump looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan

Ivanka Trump waits to take a seat before a trilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Ivanka Trump - who wore a white and blue dotted dress, with a lace collar - attends a meeting during the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka on Friday

A French source said Washington had succeeded in drawing some countries over to its side and appeared less isolated than before on environmental issues.

Looming over the talks will also be continuing tensions in the Middle East. Trump said before heading to Japan that any war with Iran 'wouldn't last long'.

However, he too seemed to mitigate this position at the G20, saying there was 'no rush' to solve the crisis that has sparked fears of a military conflict in the Gulf.

Earlier today, Putin boasted that liberalism in the West had 'outlived its purpose' and called the decision to allow millions of migrants into the EU a 'cardinal mistake.'

The Moscow leader criticised progressive views on gay rights, immigration and multiculturalism – which he claimed were an attack on 'traditional family values'.

President Trump and Prime Minister Abe invited the married couple onto centre stage during their meeting to pose for a photo

Trump - never short of animation - reacts to something as his daughter passes by to take a seat. Seen behind are Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Trump listens as he attends a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines today, with his daughter standing beside the door

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Putin said 'the liberal idea' was on its way out as the public turned its back on these issues. And he claimed German chancellor Angela Merkel made a 'cardinal mistake' in her 2017 decision to allow a million refugees into the country.

He said: '[Liberals] cannot simply dictate anything to anyone just like they have been attempting to do over the recent decades.

'This liberal idea presupposes that nothing needs to be done. That migrants can kill, plunder and rape with impunity because their rights as migrants have to be protected.'

He added: 'Every crime must have its punishment. The liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population.'