APEC Thailand 2003
{{Infobox summit meeting
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| logo = APEC Thailand 2003 logo.png
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| other_titles ={{nobold|การประชุมเอเปค พ.ศ. 2546 ประเทศไทย}}
| image = Vladimir Putin at APEC Summit in Thailand 19-21 October 2003-16.jpg
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| motto = A World of Differences: Partnership for the Future.
({{langx|th|โลกแห่งความแตกต่าง: หุ้นส่วนเพื่ออนาคต}})
| caption = APEC Thailand 2003 delegates
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| country = Thailand
| date = 20–21 October
| venues = Bangkok
| follows = 2002
| precedes = 2004
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20040611203110/http://www.apec2003.org/eng/index.html apec2003.org]
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APEC Thailand 2003{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/APEC_ASEAN.html|title=Research Guide on the Trading Systems in the Asian-Pacific Region: APEC, ASEAN and their Members - GlobaLex|website=www.nyulawglobal.org|access-date=2019-04-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/Leaders-Declarations/2003/2003_aelm|title=2003 Leaders' Declaration|website=www.apec.org|access-date=2019-04-09}} was a series of political meetings held around Thailand between the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation during 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.apec.org/Press/News-Releases/2002/1230_sin_new_executive|title=APEC 2003: New Executive Director From Thailand|website=www.apec.org|access-date=2019-04-10}} Various meetings were held across Thailand to discuss present economic conditions and future global policies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/Annual-Ministerial-Meetings/2003/2003_amm|title=2003 APEC Ministerial Meeting|website=www.apec.org|access-date=2019-04-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/10/18/bush.asia/index.html|title=Bush in Thailand for APEC summit|last=King|first=John|date=2003|website=CNN}} Leaders from all the member countries met from 20–21 October 2003 in Bangkok.{{Cite journal|last=Conroy|first=John|date=June 2005|title=APEC and Financial Exclusion: Missed Opportunities for Collective Action?|url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/apdj12-1-3-conroy.pdf|journal=Asia-Pacific Development Journal|volume=12|pages=53–55|doi=10.18356/339ee7fc-en }} President George W. Bush will attend leaders' meetings and will visit Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Publications_Archive/archive/apec2003|title=The 2003 APEC Bangkok meetings and President Bush's East Asia visit|last1=Frost |first1=Frank |last2=Rann |first2=Ann |publisher=Parliament of Australia |access-date=16 April 2019}} The presentation defines the major issues that may arise during the APEC meeting and President Bush's visit to East Asia.
Theme
The theme of APEC in 2003 is "Different worlds: Partnership for the Future", which aims to bring together the greatest potential of all APEC economies to meet future challenges, in particular the free and open trade of APEC and investment in the developed APEC economies.{{Cite journal|last=Nanto|first=Dick Kazuyuki|date=2003-08-01|title=Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2003 Summit in Bangkok, Thailand [August 1, 2003]|url=https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=}} This central theme is magnified by a series of five sub-themes designed to guide APEC working groups and forums in achieving their objectives.{{cite book|url=https://www.adb.org/publications/harmonization-bond-market-rules-and-regulations-selected-apec-economies |title=Harmonization of bond market rules and regulations in selected APEC economies |last=Dalla |first=Ismail |year=2003 |publisher=Asian Development Bank |isbn=9715615090}}
Logo
The summit's logo was an image of “Sri Suphanahongsa” Royal Barge, a vessel used by the Thai monarch which symbolizes Thailand’s national heritage and culture and the strong bonds of historic, economic, social and cultural relations of APEC member economies. The revolving globe behind the royal barge signifies APEC's values, namely dynamism, interconnection, global economic cooperation and regionalism.{{cite web|url=http://www.apec2003.org/eng/apecthai/apecthailand_symbol.html|title=Symbol of APEC 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040213224837/http://www.apec2003.org/eng/apecthai/apecthailand_symbol.html |archive-date=2004-02-13 }}
See also
APEC summits hosted by Thailand
References
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