Antonov: Russia has not yet received an invitation from the United States to the APEC summit

2023-09-30T00:10:12.839Z

Highlights: Russia has not yet received an invitation from the U.S. to the APEC summit in San Francisco, ambassador says. Moscow expects that Washington will ensure equal access for all delegations and the issuance of visas. The United States conveyed to Russia through bilateral channels that Washington was not going to invite a number of leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, to the summit. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says that Moscow insists that the meaning of APEC's work is not distorted.

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that the Russian side has not yet received an official invitation from the United States to the summit of the APEC forum in San Francisco, which will be held in November.