The year 2020 is going to be a milestone for APEC member countries, and particularly for Malaysia. Malaysia will be hosting APEC once again, since the last in 1998. As Chile, the current host hands over the baton to Malaysia during the APEC Summit in November 2019, it will be a new phase for APEC, post-Bogor goals.
With the preparation of APEC 2020 underway, YB Datuk Darell Leiking, Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) shared Malaysia’s vision for the hosting the meeting, saying “APEC’s cooperation is beyond trade liberalisation and Malaysia will emphasise on people and inclusivity to foster a sustained increase in living standards as the main agenda for APEC post-2020.
”Our Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, also reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment to hosting a substantive APEC 2020 as the Bogor Goals comes to completion. He will be the first democratically elected leader to be hosting the APEC meeting twice. This is a mark in the history of APEC.
