Malaysia chairs first ever virtual Apec senior officials' meeting
Thursday, 28 May 2020 10:37 AM MYT
The Vesom brought together 21 Apec Economies from eight different time zones, into a single virtual platform. The Vesom deliberated on five proposals, encompassing; a possible platform for information exchange on the policy responses by Apec Economies to the Covid-19 crisis; two separate proposals on possible ways to facilitate the flow of essential goods during this time of crisis.
This platform aims to capture the policy interventions, measures, programmes and initiatives adopted by Apec Economies to address the Covid-19 crisis, it said. The Committees, Working Groups and other sub-fora were reminded that their work must continue, either through virtual, or intersessional, means.
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