Preparations for APEC summit in Russia in full swing - Naryshkin

TOKYO, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Hosting the APEC summit in Vladivostok in
2012 is "a major project for Russia," which is actively preparing for
that, the head of the Russian president's administration, Sergei
Naryshkin, told reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
"Russia actively prepares for that event," Naryshkin said. "The very
fact that Russia hosts an APEC summit testifies to its strong integration
in the activity and life of that vast Asia-Pacific region, which also has
its problems," he added.
"Russia and Japan have very similar and sometimes coinciding points of
view on these problems," the head of the Kremlin administration noted
following his talks in Tokyo.
During his visit, Naryshkin met in Tokyo with Prime minister Naoto
Kan, other top officials from the Japanese government, parliamentarians,
public representatives and business people.