- Lima Gears Up Host 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ in Lima, from 9 to 16 November 2024
- Leaders of Global South will be gathering at APEC Peru 2024
- APEC Peru 2024 themed “Empower. Include. Grow” aims to foster inclusive economic growth, sustainable development across the Asia-Pacific region
By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia
Beijing: The 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) will be held in Lima, Peru, from 9 to 16 November 2024.
APEC Peru 2024 themed “Empower. Include. Grow” aims to foster cooperation for the inclusive economic growth and sustainable development across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, established in November 1989, is an economic forum composed of 21 Asia-Pacific economies, considered the most dynamic region in the world.
The key themes for the APEC Peru 2024 will be trade and investment, innovation and digitalization, sustainable growth for resilient development.
Peru President Dina Boluarte will chair the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on 16 November.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru Elmer Schialer and Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Úrsula León will host their foreign affairs and trade counterparts for the APEC Ministerial Meeting.
The AELW will also include the 2024 APEC CEO Summit and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue with Leaders.
Leaders of Global South Gathering at APEC Peru 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima and pay a state visit to Peru from Nov 13 to 17 at the invitation of President of the Republic of Peru Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Friday.
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) in Lima, Peru.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to the Nov. 14-15 APEC leaders’ summit in Lima, said a presidential adviser.
The priorities for APEC Peru 2024 include:
Trade and Investment for Inclusive and Interconnected Growth: This focus aims to strengthen open and inclusive trade policies that facilitate economic growth across diverse sectors of society, ensuring long-term sustainability.
Innovation and Digitalization to Promote Transition to a Formal and Global Economy: This priority seeks to support vulnerable economic actors in their transition from informal to formal participation in the global economy through innovation and digital tools.
Sustainable Growth for Resilient Development: This involves promoting energy transitions, decarbonization of economic activities, and enhancing food security to build resilience in the face of climate change and other challenges.
The schedule APEC Peru 2024 is as follows:
10-12 November: 4th APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting
11-12 November: Senior Officials’ Retreat and Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting
13 November: Dialogue on Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous Perspectives on Inclusive Growth and Economic Empowerment
14 November: APEC Ministerial Meeting
14-15 November: APEC CEO Summit
15 November: APEC Economic Leaders’ Dialogue with ABAC
16 November: APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
- Media Accreditation procedure for APEC Peru 2024
Media representatives are invited to apply for accreditation to cover these high-level meetings and associated events.
Access to media facilities, services and specific events will only be available to accredited media representatives. Media badges will be issued for accredited media only. To be accredited for the AELW, media representatives need to submit a cover letter in PDF format to mediaoperations@rree.gob.pe that includes information outlined below:
- Name of the media organization
- Contact person responsible for the accreditation including their email and mobile number
- Full name of team who will cover the AELW
- Passport or ID of the team who will cover the AELW
After the submission, the media accreditation officer will review the documents. The person responsible for the accreditation will then receive a user ID and password to initiate the registration process for the media team through the registration portal.
Once the pre-registration process is completed, the verification stage will begin, which may take several days. A notification email with either confirmation or request for additional requirements will be sent to the contact person responsible for the accreditation process.
Details regarding the date, time and place for credential pick-up will be provided via email. The deadline for the media registration is Monday, 4 November, Peru time. We strongly encourage media representative to register as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for visa arrangements, as needed, and the temporary importation of equipment.
Media credentials will be available for pickup from 1-16 November at Prom Peru at Av. Jorge Basadre 610, San Isidro, Lima, Peru from 08:00 to 17:00. Please address all media-related inquiries to mediaoperations@rree.gob.pe and apec2024imcoperations@rree.gob.pe. Read the full media accreditation details in this link.
For further details, please contact:
APEC Media at media@apec.org
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