The Government of Thailand has kick-started preparations for the country’s hosting of the 2022 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and other related meetings.
A view of Ratchadaphisek road in Bangkok (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – The Governmentof Thailand has kick-started preparations for the country’s hosting of the 2022APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and other related meetings.
Thailand is scheduled to host the 2022 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting at theend of the year. The meeting would be the first physical meeting in three yearsafter a cancellation in Chile in 2019 and the virtual meeting in 2020 hosted byMalaysia due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
New Zealand, the host of this year’s event, is likely to organise it in asimilar format.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently presided over the nationalcommittee meeting via a videoconference on preparation for Thailand’s hostingof the 2022 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and other related meetings.
Thailand will push forward five major issues of promotion of free and opentrade and investment, digital society, good health and well-being, military andagricultural security, and inclusive and sustainable growth.
Earlier, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs chaired a meeting with APEC coreagencies in developing theme, priorities, and the deliverables to ensureinclusiveness and benefits.
Thailand will officially announce the theme and priorities ashost of APEC in 2022 after the handover from New Zealand.
Founded in 1989, APEC is Asia Pacific’s premiereconomic forum, comprising 21 economies./.
With this year's theme of "Optimising Human Potential Towards a Resilient Future of Shared Prosperity" the 27th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting focuses on three main items: Adoption of the vision for APEC post-2020, improvement of trade and investment; inclusive economic development via technology-based and digital economy models.
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A view of Ratchadaphisek road in Bangkok (Photo: VNA) 
