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View all search resultsGeopolitics to stay in focus at APEC Summit in Thailand
Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said the meeting of the 21-member bloc, which starts Friday, "takes place at a pivotal juncture" with the world facing multiple risks.
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eaders gathering for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Thailand should "rise above differences", the host said on Thursday, after a series of summits in the region were dominated by geopolitical tension over the war in Ukraine.
Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said the meeting of the 21-member bloc, which starts Friday, "takes place at a pivotal juncture" with the world facing multiple risks.
"Cancel mentality [...] permeates every conversation and action, [and] makes any compromise appear impossible," he said in a statement after a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers ahead of the main summit.
"That's why APEC this year must rise above these challenges and deliver hope to the world at large."
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at a pre-summit business event said the focus of meetings would be "new trade and investment narratives [...] the need to reconnect supply chains and travel and the global sustainability agenda".
On the APEC sidelines, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to have talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida later in the day. Xi had been due to give an address to a business forum but canceled, organizers said.
United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are among those also attending the main meeting, while French President Emmanuel Macron is a special guest.
