SAN FRANCISCO /California/, November 18. /TASS/. Russia’s delegation presented its proposals and developments on North-South and East-West transport corridors at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk who heads the country’s delegation at the summit that is about to end in San Francisco (California), said.

"We took part in all discussions. We laid out views on the agenda. We stressed the importance of maintained uninterrupted supply chains. We also presented our initiatives in the areas of interdependence, investment and development of railway infrastructure in Russia’s eastern part that will be able to support the flow of goods from the countries of the Indo-Pacific region to the West, to APEC economic leaders. This is the most efficient itinerary, and we are upgrading and improving it," he told reporters.

Moreover, the Russian delegation announced the project on construction of the North-South corridor linking the Baltic Sea and the Persian Gulf to participants of APEC meetings in San Francisco, Overchuk added.