The APEC Peru 2024 was the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum of its leaders that was held from 15 to 16 November 2024. It was the third time Peru has hosted the summit, having previously hosted in 2016 and 2008.
| APEC 2024 Peru | |
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 APEC Peru 2024 delegates | |
| Host country | Peru |
| Date | 15–16 November 2024 (Economic Leaders' Meeting) |
| Venue(s) | Main venue
Other meetings
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| Follows | 2023 |
| Precedes | 2025 |
| Website | apecperu |
In 2021, Óscar Maúrtua, the minister of foreign affairs of Peru, announced the organization of the 2024 APEC summit.[1] On February 10, 2022, the prime minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as current president of APEC, announced the United States as host of the 2023 meeting and Peru for 2024.[2][3]
Participants
editAPEC Peru 2024 was the first APEC meeting for New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who assumed the premiership on 27 November 2023; Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who assumed the premiership on 15 May 2024; Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who assumed the premiership on 16 August; and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who assumed the premiership on 1 October; Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who assumed the presidency on 20 October; and Vietnamese President Lương Cường, who assumed the presidency on 21 October. This meeting would also be Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's first APEC summit under his presidency, having assumed it on 20 May. However, Lai appointed Lin Hsin-i as Taiwan's representative to the summit; Lin previously represented Taiwan at the 2005 summit.
On the other hand, It was also the last APEC meeting for United States President Joe Biden after withdrawing from the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape announced that they would not attend APEC Peru 2024 summit, with Marcos citing the recent typhoons affecting the Philippines. Instead, Sheinbaum, Marcos and Marape designated Mexican Economic Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, acting Philippine Trade Secretary Cristina Aldeguer-Roque and Papua New Guinean Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso as their respective representatives to the summit.[4][5] Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not expected to attend the summit because Peru is a member of the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant against Putin for his war crimes, and hence it is highly likely that the Peruvian Ministry of Justice would implement the warrant to arrest the Russian president. Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk is expected to attend in his place.
Notes
edit- ^ The president of China is legally a ceremonial office, but the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader in one-party communist state) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition.
- ^ Due to the complexities of the relations between it and the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (ROC or "Taiwan") was not represented under its official name "Republic of China" or as "Taiwan". Instead, it participates in APEC under the name "Chinese Taipei". The president of the Republic of China does not attend the annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in person. Instead, it was generally represented by a ministerial-level official responsible for economic affairs or someone designated by the president. See List of Chinese Taipei representatives to APEC.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Perú será anfitrión del foro APEC por tercera vez para el 2024". Infobae. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Perú será sede del foro APEC en el 2024". Andina. February 10, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Declaración del Primer Ministro de Tailandia sobre APEC". apec.orga. February 10, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Cabato, Luisa (November 7, 2024). "Marcos skipping Apec Summit in Peru to focus on disaster response". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ Baños, Alejandro (November 13, 2024). "Sheinbaum absent from APEC 2024 due to tensions with Boluarte". Voz. Retrieved November 15, 2024.