APEC flags. File photoMOSCOW, May 22The trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries were unable to agree on the final statement of the forum, a representative of the Russian delegation told reporters. One of the participants in the APEC forum in Bangkok told reporters that Thailand , Russia and the majority of APEC delegations tried until the very end to agree on the text of the final statement. «23 of the 24 paragraphs of the final document were agreed upon, which dealt with the economic and trade agenda. But the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand did not support the call of Russia and China to continue cooperation on the APEC agenda,» the agency's source said.
Russia urged APEC countries to jointly solve trade problems recognized as successful due to the fact that Thailand managed to ensure the quality of the agenda and discussions of the last APEC,» the representative of the Russian delegation noted.
