Thailand’s commerce ministry will host a meeting with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) trade ministers to discuss the long-delayed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
The Apec Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting, to be held at Centara Grand in Bangkok from May 19-22, will be led by Thai commerce minister Jurin Laksanawisit. Several representatives, including ministers from the US, Russia, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Brunei and Vietnam, will be at the meeting in person, though the Chinese minister will attend online.
Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Department of Trade Negotiations, said the meeting on May 21-22 will focus on cooperation to support the growth of economies in Apec.
The trade ministers will also discuss support for the multilateral trading system and will exchange ideas with the Apec Business Advisory Council on how to drive FTAAP in the…
