Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday underscored the Moscow-initiated priority areas for the upcoming APEC summit in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok.
Russia wants to better integrate itself into the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Ambassador to China Sergei Razov said.
APEC is a forum which facilitates economic cooperation among 21 nations and regions in Asia-Pacific.
As host of the upcoming APEC summit, Russia is expected to take APEC meetings as an opportunity to boost its influence in the Asia-Pacific region and further its "Look East" strategy.
Vladimir Lenin's vision of developing Russia's far east would not be out of place in President Vladimir Putin's talking points for the Asia-Pacific summit he is hosting this week in the Pacific port of Vladivostok.
Russia would increase exports of oil and natural gas to the Asia-Pacific to counterbalance instability in Middle East supplies, an APEC expert said Monday.
As rotating president of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Russia hosted a number of productive events in a fruitful year, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
Russia's Primorsky Krai is planning to take advantage of the upcoming APEC meetings to draw investment for the region's development.
Russia began a large-scale drill in the southeastern region of Primorsky Krai as part of security preparations for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.