MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, scheduled to take place in Shenzhen on November 18-19. A meeting between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the event is also possible, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a news briefing.

"President Vladimir Putin has an invitation to attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen this November, and a dialogue with the Chinese President on the sidelines of the event is also possible," she said.

Earlier, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov suggested that Xi Jinping, as host of the upcoming APEC summit in Shenzhen, might take steps to organize a trilateral meeting involving the leaders of Russia, China, and the United States on the sidelines of the event.