Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said that the Russian delegation exhibited new North-South and East-West transportation projects at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. His words are quoted TASS.
“We presented APEC economic leaders with initiatives in the following areas: <…> “Development of railway infrastructure in the eastern part of Russia,” Overchuk said.
“We participated in all the discussions. And we expressed our opinions. [составленную организаторами] Agenda. We emphasized the importance of maintaining uninterrupted supply chains. We also presented to APEC economic leaders our initiatives in the areas of connectivity, investment and development of railway infrastructure in eastern Russia that can support the flow of goods from the Indo-Pacific region to the West. This is the most convenient way. “We are modernizing and developing it,” he said, and answered questions in English in the meeting he held with journalists after his participation in the summit.
Moreover, as the Deputy Prime Minister noted, participants in the APEC meetings in San Francisco were briefed by the Russian delegation on the project of construction of the North-South corridor connecting the Baltic Sea to the Persian Gulf.
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