¡¡¡¡UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation, said here Thursday that Russia is in favor of strengthening integration processes in the Asia-Pacific region, with the credible and effective work of the emerging regional structures like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

¡¡¡¡"We are in favor of the growing credibility and efficiency workof the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Collective SecurityTreaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization," Putin told world leaders gathering here for the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly. Enditem ¡¡¡¡