Over 8,000 delegates to attend APEC meet
ANGELES CITY, Philippines – Around 8,000 delegates from 21 countries are expected to attend the series of workshops and meetings during the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit that will be hosted by the Philippines in various venues from January to November next year.
“We are ready for it,” Laura del Rosario, foreign affairs undersecretary for international economic affairs, said in a briefing here yesterday.
Del Rosario said 1,500 delegates will participate in the first high-level conference at Clark Freeport in January and more will join the final summit in Manila by November.
She said each conference will tackle different issues including education, regional economic integration and sustainability and resilience amid climate change.
The other venues for meetings are Bataan, Boracay, Legaspi, Tagaytay, Iloilo and Davao.
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