The Russian delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, came to San Francisco to participate in the summit and leadership week of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). This was reported at the embassy in Washington. RIA News.
“The delegation of the Russian Federation arrived in San Francisco to participate in the APEC summit and leadership week,” the diplomatic mission said.
The Russian side hopes that the US presidency will lead to a “constructive and pragmatic dialogue within the forum”.
The Embassy noted that the Russian Federation sees this platform as the leading forum where the main issues of economic interaction between Asia-Pacific countries are discussed and favorable conditions can be created for the development of trade and investment ties in the region.
APEC is an economic and trade forum covering 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region. The summit will take place in San Francisco, USA, between 11-17 November.
Before this, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the US signal On readiness to conduct a “behind the scenes” dialogue with the Russian Federation on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
Previously Flashing said About economic difficulties among APEC participants.