A joint statement by APEC ministers echo the declaration adopted in the G20 meeting in Indonesia, saying some members condemned the Ukraine war, but also acknowledged some countries see the conflict differently.
BANGKOK, Thailand – Several Asia-Pacific leaders gathered for an economic summit in the Thai capital broke away from their meeting on Friday, November 18, to condemn North Korea after it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Thailand’s Prayuth earlier urged participants at the summit to seek sustainable growth and development after economic and social challenges from COVID, climate change and geopolitical rivalries. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in Bangkok for the APEC meeting, told reporters North Korea had “repeated its provocations with unprecedented frequency”.
A reminder of grassroots demands came as Thai pro-democracy protesters clashed with police about 10 km from the central Bangkok summit venue. “We have to reform the DNA of our economies. All have accepted capitalism and trade but we have to make it more inclusive and sustainable,” he said.
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