MOSCOW, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Friday to play a bigger role against acute financial and security problems.
In an article published in Latin America media on the eve of the summit meeting of the 21 Pacific Rim countries in Lima, Peru, Medvedev said APEC must assume increased responsibility "in the search for means of securing stability and prosperity for our shared region."