State President attends APEC summit opening ceremony
VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 18 morning joined other heads of state and governments of all 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum at the opening ceremony of the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.
This is the first in-person meeting of the APEC economic leaders since 2018 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Themed 'Open, Connect, Balance’, the summit seeks to pursue balanced, inclusive and sustainable growth across the region and beyond.
Taking place from November 16 to 18, the APEC summit this year has been attended by leaders of all 21 AEPC economies, more than 850 executives of leading regional and global businesses, and representatives of international organizations.
Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, French President Emmanuel Macron, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and US Vice President Kamala Harris are keynote speakers of the meeting this year.