NEW YORK, September 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Singapore on the sidelines of an APEC summit in November, a Kremlin aide said.

Sergei Prikhodko also said on Wednesday that Medvedev had held meetings with Hu and Hatoyama during the UN General Assembly to discuss bilateral and international issues.

On Friday, Prikhodko confirmed that Medvedev would pay a visit to Singapore in mid-November.

"The visit to Singapore will coincide with his participation in the APEC [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation] summit," he said.

The summit will be held on November 8-15.

Russia has regularly participated in the APEC summits since 1999. APEC comprises Australia, Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Canada, China, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Chile, Japan, and Taiwan.