He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, and others.

2018 marked Vietnam’s 20-year membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Vietnam is among a few APC members having hosted APEC summits twice, in 2006 and 2017.

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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

It is also among the most active members in proposing ideas and projects, authoring more than 100 projects in various fields.

The country has held many positions in APEC committees and working groups. Its business community also actively participates in and makes many recommendations to APEC.

“Vietnam will continue to accompany APEC in the next development period, join hands in building a strategic vision on an Asian-Pacific community of peace, stability, dynamism, innovation, and prosperity,” Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said in an article titled “20 years in APEC: from a strategic vision to Vietnam’s imprints”.

Source: VNA