APEC Chile 2019
{{Short description|Cancelled economic meeting in Chile}}
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| country = Chile
| date = 16–17 November 2019 (cancelled){{cite web| url=https://www.direcon.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/APEC-Chile-2019-English-17.08.2018.pdf| title=APEC Chile 2019| date=21 August 2018| website=gob.cl}}
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APEC Chile 2019 would have been an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) series of meetings in Chile.{{cite web| url=https://www.gob.cl/en/news/president-pinera-highlights-achievements-his-visit-singapore-we-have-made-progress-integrating-chile-world-order-create-more-jobs-more-investments-and-better-opportunities/| date=16 November 2018| title=President Piñera highlights achievements of his visit to Singapore| website=gob.cl}}{{cite web| url=https://postcourier.com.pg/chile-host-2019-apec-summit/| title=Chile to host 2019 Apec Summit| date=18 November 2018| first=Gorethy| last=Kenneth |website=postcourier.com.pg}} The meetings were supposed to take place in Santiago and focus on the digital economy, regional connectivity, and women's role in economic growth.{{cite web| url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/12/c_137318978.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712052435/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/12/c_137318978.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 12, 2018| title=APEC 2019 to focus on digital economy, connectivity, women's role in economic growth| publisher=Xinhua News Agency| date=12 July 2018}}
Chile previously hosted an APEC meeting in 2004. The 2019 summit was cancelled on 30 October due to ongoing protests.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/30/chile-president-cancels-apec-summit-next-month-where-trump-xi-were-expected-to-meet.html |title=Chile president cancels APEC summit next month where Trump, Xi were expected to meet |work=CNBC |date=30 October 2019 |access-date=30 October 2019}}
Attendees
This would have been the first APEC meeting for Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, Vietnamese President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape after their inaugurations and appointments on March 23, 2018, October 23, 2018, December 1, 2018, and May 30, 2019, respectively.
The only leader not in attendance would have been Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cited domestic priorities.{{cite news |last=Kolodyazhnyy |first=Anton |date=30 October 2019 |title=Putin to skip APEC summit in Chile, Kremlin says |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-chile-apec/putin-to-skip-apec-summit-in-chile-kremlin-says-idUSKBN1X91IH |work=Reuters |access-date=30 October 2019 }} Putin was planned to be represented by former Russian President, then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Cancellation
APEC Chile 2019 was canceled due to large protests occurring across Chile. COP25, the United Nations conference focusing on climate change, was canceled at the same time. Chilean president Sebastian Pinera tweeted: "As president, I have the duty to put the needs of Chileans first. That is why, sadly, we decided to cancel the APEC and COP summits to guarantee order and peace [and] focus on dialogue and #NuevaAgendaSocial in order to produce urgent solutions to the main demands".{{Cite news |last=Zialcita |first=Paolo |date=2019-10-31 |title=As Protests Persist, Chile's President Cancels 2 Major International Summits |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/31/774862059/as-protests-persist-chiles-president-cancels-two-major-international-summits |access-date=2023-04-06}}
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External links
- {{Twitter|apecchile2019}}
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Category:2019 in economic history
Category:Diplomatic conferences in Chile
Category:21st-century diplomatic conferences