Representatives of seven nations, including those who walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said on Sunday they support the organisation and host nation Thailand.
Representatives of the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand said in a joint statement that they had “grave concerns” over the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
“Reaffirming the importance of the rules-based international order that underpins an open, dynamic, resilient…