APEC Mexico 2002
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| country = Mexico
| date = 26–27 October
| venues = Los Cabos
| follows = 2001
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APEC Mexico 2002 was a series of political meetings held around Mexico between the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation{{Citation|chapter=3. Organization and Activities of APEC|date=2011-12-31|pages=25–36|publisher=ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore|isbn=9789814311649|doi=10.1355/9789814311649-006|title=APEC}} during 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://apec.org:443/Press/News-Releases/2002/0227_mex_first_apec|title=First APEC 2002 Meetings Open In Mexico City|website=apec.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/Leaders-Declarations/2002/2002_aelm|title=2002 Leaders' Declaration|website=www.apec.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-09}} Leaders from all member countries met from 26–27 October 2002 in Los Cabos. Counter-terrorism efforts were major topics on the agenda of APEC Mexico 2002.{{cite news |last1=Lugo |first1=Leotes Marie T. |date=9 October 2002 |title=RP readies agenda for Mexico APEC meet |work=BusinessWorld |page=1 |id={{ProQuest|233834268}} }} The APEC summit attempted to present a new opportunity for Asian investors and commercial agents to discover Mexico as a profitable frontier in the future.{{cite news |title=APEC: The Asia-Mexico connection |work=Asia, Inc |date=October 2002 |id={{ProQuest|217684471}} }}
Attending country representatives
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- {{Flag|Australia}}: Prime Minister John Howard
- {{Flag|Brunei Darussalam}}: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
- {{Flag|Canada}}: Prime Minister Jean Chretien
- {{Flag|Chile}}: President Ricardo Lagos
- {{Flag|China}}: President Jiang Zemin
- {{Flag|Hong Kong}}: Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa
- {{Flag|Indonesia}}: President Megawati Soekarnoputri
- {{Flag|Japan}}: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
- {{Flag|Malaysia}}: Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- {{Flag|Mexico}}: President Vicente Fox
- {{Flag|New Zealand}}: Prime Minister Helen Clark
- {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}: Prime Minister Michael Somare
- {{Flag|Peru}}: President Alejandro Toledo
- {{Flag|Philippines}}: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
- {{Flag|Russia}}: Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov
- {{Flag|Singapore}}: Minister of Trade and Industry George Yeo
- {{Flag|South Korea|1997}}: President Kim Dae Jung
- {{flagicon|ROC}} Chinese Taipei: Presidential Envoy Yuan-Tseh Lee
- {{Flag|Thailand}}: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
- {{Flag|United States}}: President George W. Bush
- {{Flag|Vietnam}}: Prime Minister Phan Van Khai
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Priorities
The three priorities of the APEC summit were:
1. Implementation of policies on trade, investment and finance to promote economic growth and extract gains from the New Economy;
2. Capacity building to obtain benefits from development through the promotion of micro, small and medium sized enterprises;
3. Strengthening APEC's international relevance by encouraging greater participation of youth and women, intensifying efforts to promote the benefits of globalization and improving the functioning of APEC.
References
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