On November 11, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zakharova said at a regular press conference that Russia highly appreciates China's work as the host of APEC in 2026 and looks forward to the upcoming APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen providing new opportunities for deepening cooperation between Russia and the Asia-Pacific region. China hosted APEC for the third time this year, and the 11 ministerial meetings that have already been held have achieved substantial results on China's priority directions such as openness, innovation, and connectivity. The Russian side thanks the Chinese side for its careful organization and thorough arrangement of multilateral activities, and sees the Shenzhen Conference as a platform to explain Russia's position on Asia-Pacific cooperation and demonstrate the Russian economy's contribution to regional development. Within the APEC framework, Russia and China jointly advocate adhering to the principle of non-discrimination, maintaining a stable, smooth and open supply chain, and opposing the escalation of protectionism, politicization of investment and technology issues, and unilateral sanctions. Russia supports China in promoting the establishment of an Asia-Pacific free trade area.

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