China and other nations have supported Russia’s bid to chair APEC in 2035, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Marat Berdyev said in an interview with TASS. "Our bid to host the forum again has been met with enthusiasm and a warm welcome within APEC. Russia previously chaired the APEC forum in 2012, the diplomat noted. They recall the warm welcome they received in Russia and the professional manner in which the negotiations were organized. And, of course, there is constant talk of the hospitality, culture, and beauty of our land, from the Hermitage in St. Petersburg to the bay of Vladivostok," Berdyev emphasized.