China, Russia support India’s entry to APEC
India’s External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held trilateral talks with her Russian and Chinese counterparts- Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi- in Moscow, on Monday.
On the sidelines of the Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign ministers’ meet, the global leaders expressed views on international and regional issues of common interests and discussed ways to push ahead the trilateral cooperation.
The ministers reiterated their commitments to strengthen the coordination and cooperation for maintaining peace in the Asia Pacific region.
Recognizing the significance of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to achieve long term development and considering India’s role in global economic growth, China and Russia reiterated that they will welcome India’s participation in APEC, a forum which promotes free-trade throughout Asia Pacific region.
Earlier, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley revealed that the final call on India’s entry to APEC forum will be taken by a group of 21 Pacific Rim nations in November.
Australia, China, Japan, Russia, Mexico, South Korea, Canada, Chile, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia are a few among the members of APEC.
