APEC Papua New Guinea 2018

APEC Papua New Guinea 2018
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Host countryPapua New Guinea
Date17–18 November 2018
Venue(s)Port Moresby
Follows2017
Precedes2019 (cancelled)
2020
Websitewww.apec2018png.org

APEC Papua New Guinea 2018 was the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Papua New Guinea.[1]

It was the first time Papua New Guinea hosted the APEC meetings.[2] Australia provided a quarter to a third of the cost [citation needed] to host the meetings and also helped with logistics and security (G4S). Three cruise ships were chartered through an Australian company to cater to the some 10,000 delegates and guests.[1][3]

Many of the attendees and delegations had previously attended the 2018 East Asia Summit held from 11 to 15 November in Singapore, hosted by the Chairperson Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore. Thereafter, many of the state leaders, including Prime Minister Lee of Singapore, flew from Singapore to Papua New Guinea.

  1. ^ a b Thomas, Andrew (25 February 2018). "Papua New Guinea to host APEC, biggest event in its history". Al Jazeera.
  2. ^ "Interview: PNG ready to host a successful APEC summit, says APEC minister". Xinhua. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Trump to attend APEC in PNG". SBS News. 3 April 2018.