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Plane Carrying Russian Journalists, Delegates to Lima Stuck in Lisbon

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The plane carrying Russian journalists and some members of the Russian delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is stuck in Lisbon because of a malfunction.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. - Sputnik International
President of China Xi Jinping Arrives in Lima for APEC Leaders' Meeting
LISBON (Sputnik) – The plane landed in Portugal’s capital for refuelling before the malfunction was reported. It is expected that after the plane is fixed it will head to Lima, however, it will get to Peru’s capital already after the start of the APEC summit.

Peru has been hosting APEC's all-year-round meetings that will culminate with the economic leaders' summit in Lima on November 19-20.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.

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