First Deputy PM Belousov to head Russian delegation to APEC summit in Bangkok - Peskov

MOSCOW. Nov 10 (Interfax) - First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov will head the Russian delegation to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax.

"Yes, Belousov will be in Bangkok," Peskov said on Thursday.

The APEC summit will be held in Bangkok on November 18-19.

It became known earlier on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 15-16, either.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Russian delegation to the summit would be led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.