Russia refused to allow the U.S. to host 'unless some of its diplomats are removed from a U.S. blacklist or allowed to enter the U.S. to participate.'
One country is allegedly holding back negotiations to let the United States host the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, the Associated Press reported.said that the"vast majority" of virtual attendants at APEC voted for the U.S. to hold the 2023 conference. However, she said that there was one country that did not vote, leading to a delay in confirming the bid.
An anonymous delegate from Southeast Asia told AP that the lone country preventing the vote from being confirmed is Russia. According to the delegate, Russia refused to allow the U.S. to host the conference"unless some of its diplomats are removed from a U.S. blacklist or allowed to enter the U.S. to participate."
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