APEC leaders slam war, renew open trade calls
BANGKOK: Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific called for an end to Russia's war on Ukraine and pledged to steer the region's economies toward sustainable growth as they wrapped up summit meetings on Saturday.
Host Thailand garnered a diplomatic coup in managing to bridge divisions among the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum by saying that most members had condemned the war. Russia is an APEC member, as is China, which generally has refrained from criticizing Moscow.
Already have an active account? Log in here to continue
reading.
Or
Subscribe to the Premium Subscription plan to access this subscriber-exclusive article.
Or
Subscribe to the Premium Subscription plan to access this subscriber-exclusive article.