Holding the 2022 APEC Leaders’ Summit in Thailand The budget was spent throughout the year in the amount of 3,283.10 million baht, and the decision of the Cabinet (Cabinet) approved that November 16-18, 2022, is a special public holiday in Bangkok. Nonthaburi Province and Samut Prakan Province to alleviate traffic problems Facilitate the travel of the attendees as well as ensure the safety and security of the leaders of the APEC Economic Area with the highest order and efficiency.
Relive Thailand’s hosting of APEC
Why the government Gen. Prayut to the importance of this meeting One of them is because of the favorable timing and opportunity. Due to the epidemic situation the new breed of corona virus or Covid-19 began to develop. International meetings that used to only use teleconferencing systems are now being reunited. Importantly, this is also the last international achievement of the out-of-season government in the next year.
About Thailand’s position It is one of the economic zones co-established by APEC in 1989 and has hosted APEC meetings in 1992 and 2003. The first meeting was held in September 1992 under the government of Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. It was a ministerial meeting with Mr. Asa Sarasin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Amares Sila-on, Minister of Trade. together as chairman
The key issues discussed in 1992 were regional trade and investment. Trade talks around Uruguay APEC work plan and future Including the announcement of the establishment of the APEC Secretariat to have an office in Singapore to help facilitate APEC operations Later, in 1993, the APEC Summit was called the APEC Leaders’ Summit. It was held for the first time in Seattle, USA during the time of President Bill Clinton, with Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai present at the meeting.
In terms of holding the APEC summit at the top of the country’s leadership level. Thailand was the first host, so it was born in 2003 at the 11th APEC Conference or APEC Thailand 2003 (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Thailand 2003), which was hosted by Thailand after Mexico. entitled “A world of differences Partners for the Future” during 20-21 October 2003 at the Thai Khu Fah Building, Government House, under the government of Lieutenant Colonel Thaksin Shinawatra (then rank).
At that meeting, the environmental factors were no different to the present. because he is in a situation where the economy is improving But still having to face the problem of security, terrorism and the SARS epidemic, Pol.Lt Col. distributed to foreign leaders and guests to see and take them back to the country.
‘Yingluck’ offered to ask, but ‘Prayut’ took the job as host.
For “APEC 2022”, Thailand received the call from New Zealand held in November last year as a teleconference. Thailand has been applying to host APEC in advance since 2012 because hosting APEC is not in alphabetical order of the 21 economic zones, but is subject to availability, with 11 members having hosted the meeting in previous 2 times and 7 other members have been hosted once, and Hong Kong and Taiwan have never hosted. This makes Thailand the 12th APEC member country to host the APEC Summit.
In 2012, Thailand was ready to host the APEC Summit. which happened during the government Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra after traveling to the 20th APEC Summit in Vladivostok. Russia that could not be denied by the presentation of the government at that time In part, it hopes to use the International Conference to remove the stigma of the collapse of the ASEAN Leaders’ Summit on April 11, 2009 at the Royal Cliff Beach Hotel in Pattaya in the United Front over Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). .) or the red shirts have invaded the meeting place and collapse of the ASEAN and ASEAN+3 Leaders’ Summit which was presided over by the government of Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva
An image of thousands of red shirts smashing hotel windows and hunting down Mr. Abhisit while some ASEAN leaders and dialogue partners and the security team of that country had to take a speedboat to escape from the pier of the Royal Cliff Beach Hotel. until the last chapter Later, the Supreme Court confirmed the judgment of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. to sentence 12 UDD leaders to 4 years without parole
The incident caused damage. and reflect Thailand’s weakness in the efficiency of organizing an international conference for the first time in history Because even in a large general meeting, there were protests. or those who always disagreed with the meeting But most are limited to the outskirts of the meeting place. to show different opinions
Although the time has passed But it seems that the incident is still a nightmare for Thailand until now.
It is therefore not surprising that the General Prayut government Invests a lot in organizing the APEC 2022 meeting which is fully in the campaign “Thailand is ready, APEC is ready” because in addition to being a masterpiece, which was left behind to the Thai government after restoring relations with Saudi Arabia If it is successful It also steals the hosting scene that the Yingluck government had been pushing to the limit.
