MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed to send the Russian delegation to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that will be held in San Francisco from November 13 to 19.

The government will approve the list of Russian representatives. Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk will head the delegation.

The travel expenses will be covered by the state agencies and organizations sending the delegates. The decree enters into force from the day of its signing.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) comprises 19 countries and 2 territories. These include 12 founding economies: Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea, and Japan. Other members are China (joined in 1991), Mexico and Papua New Guinea (1993), Chile (1994), Russia, Vietnam and Peru (1998). Two Chinese territories, Hong Kong and Taiwan, joined APEC in 1991.