Putin to attend Apec summit in Thailand
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Thailand’s invitation to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok next month.
Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has asked security agencies to make security arrangement for the Nov 18-19 meeting.
While US President Joe Biden will send a representative for the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s attendance is still pending confirmation.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tanee Sangrat said that nine Apec member economies have responded positively to the summit invitation, mostly in writing.
He declined to identify the leaders. Thailand is hosting the Apec economic leaders summit in Bangkok as the chair of the organization for 2022.
Separately, Russia’s ambassador to Indonesia said that Putin still intends to attend the G-20 summit in Bali but that the Russian leader would give his final decision only closer to the event due to security concerns.
Putin’ss attendance will depend on the state of the conflict in Ukraine and other security matters amid recent developments, Ambassador Lyudmila Vorobieva told reporters during a briefing in Jakarta.