SAN FRANCISCO, November 17. /TASS/. The Russian delegation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was in contact with a number of foreign leaders, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said on Friday.

"We had an on-the-go opportunity of speaking with a number of leaders," Overchuk, who heads the Russian delegation at the APEC summit in the United States, told journalists.

According to previous statements of Matt Murray, the US Department of State official in charge of the APEC summit, the United States is taking measures to reach consensus on the event’s final statement. In his words, there has been "a lot of friction over the last couple of years over statements, primarily due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict."

Overchuk said: "there were some occasionally emotional speeches [at the summit] that urged to end all wars before starting to deal with climate issues. On the whole, discussions focused on the climate issues agenda."

The summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is held in San Francisco, California, on November 16-17. High on its agenda are matters of trade, digital assets, financial stability and innovations.