Medvedev to attend APEC summit in Singapore on November 14-15

MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in Singapore on November 14-15, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday.

APEC forum meetings began on Sunday and will culminate in a summit this weekend.

During the summit, the Russian president will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, to discuss strategic arms cuts, as well as North Korea and Iran.

The Kremlin earlier said that Medvedev would meet with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on the sidelines of the summit.

APEC comprises 21 states, including Australia, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, and Japan.

Medvedev's visit to Singapore is the first ever to the Southeast Asian country by a Russian head of state.

"I hope that this visit, the first in the history of our relations, will serve as to further expand our bilateral cooperation," Medvedev said earlier.