OREANDA-NEWS China supports Russia's holding of the 9th Eastern Economic Forum (WEF-2024), and hopes that it will contribute to deepening regional cooperation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti. WEF-2024 will be held on September 3-6 at the Far Eastern Federal University campus in Vladivostok.

According to the Ministry, the Eastern Economic Forum is "an important platform for the countries of the Asia-Pacific region to reach consensus on cooperation and planning joint development."

"China supports Russia's successful holding of the 9th Eastern Economic Forum and hopes that this forum will give impetus to deepening regional cooperation," the office of the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

At the same time, the ministry did not answer the question of whether the Chinese leadership plans to take part in the forum this year.