(VOVworld) – Leaders from 21 economies are scheduled to attend the 24th APEC summit in Lima, Peru, on November 19-20 to discuss measures for boosting regional trade and investment.
The Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, Alon Bollard, told Vietnam News Agency about APEC’s direction to adapt to changes in the region and Vietnam’s role in this process. He said Vietnam will host the APEC Summit in 2017.
Prior to this, a series of meetings will be held to discuss APEC’s initiatives to strengthen connectivity among its members. Vietnam has signed cooperative pacts with many APEC countries and supported the pilot implementation of initiatives.