SAN FRANCISCO /California/, November 18. /TASS/. The situation in Ukraine, as well as the escalation of the Palestine-Israeli conflict, are not mentioned in the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders’ final declaration released following the summit in San Francisco (California), according to the document.

"Here in San Francisco, we emphasized that effective policies require, above all, responsiveness to all our people and economies. This commitment has grounded our vision and practical work in San Francisco and throughout the U.S. host year meetings," the document reads.

"Our steady commitment to APEC’s mission has helped our region become a vanguard of global growth," according to the declaration.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 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.