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APEC 2020 COMMUNICATIONS : MEDIA BRIEFING SESSION
Friday 02/08/2019
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum of 21 member economies established in 1998 to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. It is aimed to promote growth, technical and economic cooperation, trade facilitation and liberalization, and investment in the region through regional economic integration. APEC was founded on the principles of voluntarism, consensus-driven and non-binding. This unique characteristics have allowed for the member economies to come together to discuss ways to facilitate trade and promote sustainable development across the region. Malaysia is one of the founding members of APEC. Malaysia last hosted and chaired APEC meetings in 1998.
Malaysia will be hosting APEC in 2020 which begins in December 2019 to November 2020 and the YAB Prime Minister would like for it to be a world class standard event. The year 2020 works as a significant milestone as the 'Bogor Goals' that has been guiding APEC in the last 25 years will reach its maturity and Malaysia is in the best position to influence future.
In this regard, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) would like to invite our media friends to join us as follows:
Day/Date: Thursday 8 August 2019
Time: 2.15 pm – 5.00 pm
Venue: Seminar Room 1, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah,
MITI Tower, Kuala Lumpur
Spokesperson :
Y.Bhg. Dato' Sri Norazman Ayob
Deputy Secretary General (Trade)
: Ms Aida Safinaz Allias
Director (Substantive), APEC 2020
: Ms Suraya Kulop Abdul Rahman
Director ( Logistics), APEC 2020
Programme
1415 – 1445 : Media Registration
1445 – 1500 : Welcoming Remarks
1500 – 1600 : Briefing on APEC 2020
1600 – 1615 : Q&A
1615 – 1700 : Networking Session
You are cordially invited to send a reporter and photographer/cameraman to attend and cover the event.
Source: MITI/APEC 2020 NATIONAL SECRETARIAT
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Mrs. Kee Lai Sien
Tel: 016 - 398 8801
Name: Miss Nurrul Aqilah Binti Mohamed Sabri
Tel: 011 - 3121 5109
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