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National Committee on APEC 2017 changes members

The National Committee on APEC 2017 has issued a decision on change of its members.
National Committee on APEC 2017 changes members ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the National Committee on APEC 2017, addresses a meeting of the committee (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –The National Committee on APEC 2017 has issued a decision on change of itsmembers.

Accordingly, DeputyMinister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Tran Quoc Khanh will replace Do ThangHai, MoIT Deputy Minister, to work as vice chairman of the committee.

Nguyen Linh Ngoc,Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), will take the placeof MoNRE Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan as member of the committee.

Meanwhile, Nguyen VanThanh, Deputy Inspector General, will act as member of the committee, replacingDeputy Inspector General Ngo Van Khanh.

The National Committeeon APEC 2017 has 23 members led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister PhamBinh Minh-VNA
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