APEC Mexico 2002

APEC Mexico 2002 was a series of political meetings held around Mexico between the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation^[1] during 2002.^[2][3] Leaders from all member countries met from 26–27 October 2002 in Los Cabos.^[3] Counter-terrorism efforts were major topics on the agenda of APEC Mexico 2002.^[4] The APEC summit attempted to present a new opportunity for Asian investors and commercial agents to discover Mexico as a profitable frontier in the future.^[5]

APEC Mexico 2002
Host country	Mexico
Date	26–27 October
Venue(s)	Los Cabos
Follows	2001
Precedes	2003
Website	apex2002.org.mx

Attending country representatives

• Australia: Prime Minister John Howard
• Brunei Darussalam: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
• Canada: Prime Minister Jean Chretien
• Chile: President Ricardo Lagos
• China: President Jiang Zemin
• Hong Kong: Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa
• Indonesia: President Megawati Soekarnoputri
• Japan: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
• Malaysia: Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
• Mexico: President Vicente Fox
• New Zealand: Prime Minister Helen Clark
• Papua New Guinea: Prime Minister Michael Somare
• Peru: President Alejandro Toledo
• Philippines: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• Russia: Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov
• Singapore: Minister of Trade and Industry George Yeo
• South Korea: President Kim Dae Jung
• Chinese Taipei: Presidential Envoy Yuan-Tseh Lee
• Thailand: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
• United States: President George W. Bush
• Vietnam: Prime Minister Phan Van Khai

Priorities

The three priorities of the APEC summit were:

1. Implementation of policies on trade, investment and finance to promote economic growth and extract gains from the New Economy;

2. Capacity building to obtain benefits from development through the promotion of micro, small and medium sized enterprises;

3. Strengthening APEC's international relevance by encouraging greater participation of youth and women, intensifying efforts to promote the benefits of globalization and improving the functioning of APEC.

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