APEC senior officials to hold virtual meeting on post-COVID-19 economic recovery
Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysia will chair a virtual senior officials'
meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies, its Ministry of
International Trade and Industry said on May 21.
The meeting, scheduled on May 27, will focus on
operationalisation of the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade statement on
COVID-19 and will discuss issues related to economic recovery, while ensuring
that the efforts already in place to mitigate the health impact of the outbreak
continue to yield positive results.
Earlier this month, the APEC Ministers Responsible for
Trade issued a statement calling for greater cooperation among participating
economies to facilitate trade as a way to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
Apart from public sector representatives from APEC
economies, the meeting will also witness the participation of private sector
players through the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)./.