Prime Minister James Marape says Papua New Guinea will maintain all bilateral agreements and cooperation with other 20 member countries during the 2022 APEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Prime Minister reiterated that meetings with close development partners like New Zealand, Australia, China, Canada and the United States will be paramount.
PM Marape said the previous APEC meeting has seen maturity and understanding between member countries.
“We will bring our agendas to the table, we are now emphasizing on two agendas, down streaming and exporting finished products to the world markets,” said PM Marape.
He added that Papua New Guinea boast vast natural resources and will ensure talks open more dialogue with world leaders to support grow the local economy.
The Prime Minister said the APEC Summit will open doors for Papua New Guinea. He maintained that he will be attending all the meetings including other State Ministers and beauracrats.
“It’s a very significant meeting for us. APEC is where world leaders meet and discuss for business and trade talks, ” said PM Marape.
The Prime Minister also announced that Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso will be incharge of the country for the next 10 days.
“I leave the country in the good hands of our Deputy Prime Minister and will return before Parliament resumes for the November session to hand down the 2023 national budget, ” said PM Marape.
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