Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia will request admission from the United States to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in San Francisco. Expression It was made by Zakharova at the next briefing on current issues of foreign policy of the Russian Federation.
“We will work closely with other partners who share our position, encouraging our colleagues to actively protest against the flawed US line,” he said.
Before that, Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, at the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) international educational conference accused USA in the politicization of the forum.
The diplomat said this politicization manifested itself in restricting access of Russian representatives to APEC events. According to Birichevsky, the US approach is not shared by other states participating in the forum. Separately, the diplomat noted that Thailand’s APEC chairmanship in 2022 is “very friendly” to the Russian Federation.
Putin before stated“The frog is on our side.”