APEC Trade-Related Ministerial Meeting to be Held in Surabaya

By Amie Fenia Arimbi Surabaya, East Java (Antara) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Trade-Related Ministerial meeting is to be held at JW Marriot Hotel, here, April 20-21, 2013. The meeting will be participated in by delegates from 19 out of APEC's 21 economic members, namely Vietnam, Hongkong, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Chinese Taipei, China, Mexico, Malaysia, Canada, Russia, the United States, New Zealand and Australia. Representatives from four organizations namely ASEAN, WTO, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) and the secretariat of APEC are also expected to attend the Surabaya meeting. Indonesia's Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan will chair the meeting. About 10 trade ministers and nine vice ministers from APEC economies have confirmed their attendance at the Surabaya meeting. They include Vietnam's Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sang-jick Yoon and Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang.(*) (T.A051/B/A.F. Arimbi/F. Assegaf)