Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, scheduled for November 18 and 19, should adopt a substantial package of documents setting the region’s future course, including a joint declaration by the bloc’s leaders, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, cited by TASS.

The package will also include statements on connectivity, the digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI), with intense negotiations under way, TASS reports.