Russia on Wednesday criticized the
United States for introducing a new Indo-Pacific concept it said was aimed at containing China.
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Addressing a global conference in the Indian capital to discuss the most challenging issues facing the world community,
Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov said that Asia-Pacific cooperation until now was centered on Southeast Asia.
The Indo-Pacific concept being pushed by the United States,
Japan and others was to reconfigure the existing structure, he said.