OREANDA-NEWS  Thailand has supported Russia's bid for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) presidency, said Marat Berdyev, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large for G20 and APEC issues.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the Russian bid for the chairmanship of this forum in 2035.

"The Russian bid for the APEC presidency is gathering support. Thailand has joined China, Vietnam and Indonesia today," Berdyev wrote on his Telegram channel.