The final declaration accepted by the heads of delegations at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit does not include any statement regarding Ukraine and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This is reported with reference to the text of the document. RIA News.
According to the document’s title, the 2023 APEC Leaders’ Golden Gate Declaration aims to “create a sustainable and sustainable future for all.”
The United States abandoned the political statements in the APEC declaration due to pressure from Muslim members of the association, a source in one of the delegations told RIA Novosti. At the same time, the United States issued a separate statement saying that the Ukraine conflict exacerbates the weaknesses of the global economy, constrains its growth and worsens the food crisis.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who headed the Russian delegation at the APEC summit, the participants managed to adopt a declaration that fully took into account Russia’s position. He added that the document did not contain any “toxic political themes.”
Before that Overçuk saidUS President Joe Biden and the country’s First Lady Jill Biden welcomed the Russian delegation attending the APEC summit. According to the statement of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Russian delegation was accepted in accordance with the protocol.
Deputy Prime Minister also statedRussia and some other countries participating in the APEC summit expressed the need for universal access to technologies for energy transition.
Previously Zakharova stated About the “flawed” US line on APEC.