02:33Ministers and delegations from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum held an opening meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, in the first face-to-face gathering in four years.
The ministers discussed growth and sustainability in the region, free and open trade and facilitating investment.
"The APEC meeting this year takes place amidst dual jeopardy. We need not be reminded of the severe security conflicts that know not what victory looks like. Meanwhile, the world is staring at hyperinflation married to the recession, a broken supply chain and scarcity and climate calamities. And a precariously outdated mode of production that seriously need to recalibrate," Thailand's foreign minister Don Pramudwinai said during the opening meeting.
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken represented the USA, while the Russian delegation was represented by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Ilyichev, and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin.
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet formally in closed-door sessions Friday and Saturday.
Thailand: APEC ministers hold first face-to-face meeting in four years
Ministers and delegations from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum held an opening meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, in the first face-to-face gathering in four years.
The ministers discussed growth and sustainability in the region, free and open trade and facilitating investment.
"The APEC meeting this year takes place amidst dual jeopardy. We need not be reminded of the severe security conflicts that know not what victory looks like. Meanwhile, the world is staring at hyperinflation married to the recession, a broken supply chain and scarcity and climate calamities. And a precariously outdated mode of production that seriously need to recalibrate," Thailand's foreign minister Don Pramudwinai said during the opening meeting.
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken represented the USA, while the Russian delegation was represented by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Ilyichev, and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin.
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet formally in closed-door sessions Friday and Saturday.
Ministers and delegations from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum held an opening meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, in the first face-to-face gathering in four years.
The ministers discussed growth and sustainability in the region, free and open trade and facilitating investment.
"The APEC meeting this year takes place amidst dual jeopardy. We need not be reminded of the severe security conflicts that know not what victory looks like. Meanwhile, the world is staring at hyperinflation married to the recession, a broken supply chain and scarcity and climate calamities. And a precariously outdated mode of production that seriously need to recalibrate," Thailand's foreign minister Don Pramudwinai said during the opening meeting.
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken represented the USA, while the Russian delegation was represented by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Ilyichev, and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin.
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet formally in closed-door sessions Friday and Saturday.