The government confirmed its readiness to host the APEC meeting after Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha called a national committee meeting to prepare for the APEC leaders’ meeting. The last time was October 31, 2022.
General Prayut said that the meeting discussed all dimensions. Both are about the welcome ceremony, food, performance, security procedures, after this, he prepares the exercise. that may have some effect on the people During the meeting, some routes will be closed to traffic. During the movement of the delegation present at the meeting
A source from the Government House said that the meeting has finalized the list of leaders and representatives of economic zones who will attend the October 18-19, 2022 meeting.
The 15 leaders confirmed to be attending the APEC Leaders’ Meeting so far are:
1. Anthony Scottish Prime Minister of Australia
2. His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei
3. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada
4. Chinese President Xi Jinping
5. John Lee, Chief Executive of Hong Kong
6. Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia
7. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan
8. Gabriel Boric, President of Chile
9. Pedro Castelio, President of Peru
10. Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines
11. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of Vietnam
12. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
13. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
14. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore
15. General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
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The one to be confirmed is Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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For economic zones that send representatives to the meeting there are:
1. Mexico because it has a clear policy since the beginning of 2022 that it will not travel abroad. because it has to deal with internal economic problems first
2. Malaysia is facing internal political problems during the dissolution of parliament
3. South Korea: Former president Yoon Seok Yeol will attend the meeting. But most recently, the Itaewon tragedy happened. Therefore, the Prime Minister was assigned to attend the meeting instead.
4. Chinese Taipei President Tsai Ing-wen reduced the conflict from geopolitical problems. Therefore, the Vice President was sent in his place.
US President Joe Biden is sending Vice President Kamala Harris in his place.
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A senior news source in the diplomatic circle said the three Southeast Asian leaders’ meetings, the one in Thailand, were the last. “Some leaders have traveled for a long time and want to return. If it was a meeting in the middle, maybe he would come.”
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As for the special guests from 3 countries who received the meeting, they are:
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia as chairman of ASEAN
Emmanuel Macron, President of France
3. Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Minister of Saudi Arabia
Mr Don Pramudwinai, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that the officially invited guests Visited Government House from about 6-7 countries, including Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. which China considers a special visit because it has been discussed for a long time Regarding the countries that sent representatives, such as Malaysia because there is an election in the country on 29 November 2022
holding a meeting Thailand must make countries Those who attended the meeting benefited to the fullest. Because the person who will come to Thailand They are all at the highest level of government. But there were some representatives. It was confirmed that all countries in the 21 economic zones had come to the meeting. Just at what level? Most of them want to attend the meeting. But there are some countries where internal problems are considered normal in the meeting. that Thais are not fascinated with these issues.
However, we are ready in all aspects. welcome to both security issues The part that has not yet revealed the leaders of which country has come Because there is a request due to the security issues of each country. Therefore, it cannot be revealed, but as different economies confirm that it will definitely come.
