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Singapore played host to 21 APEC leaders from 8-15 November for APEC Singapore 2009.
The successfully concluded gathering saw APEC leaders agreeing to seek a new growth model and reject all forms of protectionism under the summit theme of ‘Sustaining Growth, Connecting the Region’.
In their final statement, which Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong read out APEC leaders agreed that stimulus measures will have to stay in place until a firm economic recovery has taken place and urged a successful conclusion to the Doha Round of trade talks in 2010.
The Singapore Summit marks the 20th anniversary of the regional grouping, trace its roots in the documentary, The APEC Story available here .
The APEC Singapore Summit saw the first Singapore visit by US President Obama and the first ASEAN-US Leaders meeting. |
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Updated: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:15
SINGAPORE: There are encouraging signs that air traffic in Asia is starting to recover, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
The association's director-general was speaking at the 53rd AAPA Assembly of Presidents on Friday where senior management of member airlines and government and industry officials met to discuss challenges facing the aviation industry.
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The APEC Leaders' Week meetings will take place from 8 to 15 November 2009. As part of the APEC Organising Committee's endeavour to minimise any potential inconveniences to members of the public, a decentralised approach had been adopted in the selection of meeting venues. The main meeting venue, Suntec Singapore, will be used primarily for the Ministerial meetings and the CEO Summit. The Leaders' Retreat will be held at the Istana on 14 and 15 November 2009, while the „Singapore Evening' show and dinner will be held at the Esplanade on 14 November 2009.
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As part of the security measures for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2009 Leaders’ Week, the APEC 2009 Leaders’ Week has been declared as a ‘Special Event’ and the areas around Marina Bay and Istana have been declared as ‘Special Event Areas’ under the Public Order Act1. However, areas around the meeting venues that are not used for APEC meetings will remain publicly accessible.
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| Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, centre, makes the Leaders Declaration at the APEC Leaders Summit in Singapore. |
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The APEC 2009 discussions in Singapore will serve as a timely stock-take for the member economies that account for more than half the world's trade. |
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers the APEC 2009 statement at the end of the leaders' summit in Singapore.
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