APEC Summit Ends; Chair’s Statement Criticizes Russia’s War

San Francisco, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wrapped up a three-day summit in San Francisco on Friday by adopting a joint declaration that did not touch on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or the situation in the Middle East. Meanwhile, separately from the leaders’ declaration, the United States released a chair’s statement on the APEC summit that …