APEC Peru Summit 2008
The 2008 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit concludes with the Economic Leaders' Meeting on November 23, 2008, in Lima, Peru. Peru has been a member of APEC since 1998 and 2008 marks its first time acting as the host country.
Fast Facts
- Various APEC meetings will be held throughout 2008
- Peru was chosen as a host to honor its "progressing economy"
- The theme of the 2008 summit is: "A new commitment to the development of the Asia-Pacific"
- Meetings will be held in 8 different Peruvian cities
- APEC was founded in November of 1989
- APEC summit events have been interrupted by anti-globalization protesters
APEC Members
- Australia
- The Philippines
- Papua New Guinea
- Brunei
- Chinese Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Canada
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Chile
- Japan
- Chinese Taipei
- China
- Malaysia
- Peru
- Korea
- Mexico
- Russia
- The United States
- New Zealand
- Vietnam
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