Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Taeho and Minister for Trade Yoo Myung-Hee attended the 31st APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) held virtually on November 16. The meeting hosted by Malaysia, the chair of APEC for 2020, brought together ministerial- and vice ministerial-level officials of foreign affairs and trade from the 21 APEC member economies. During the meeting, foreign and trade ministers reaffirmed the member Economies’ commitment to joint response to COVID-19. They also discussed improving the narrative of trade and investment (Session 1) and inclusiveness, digital economy, and innovative sustainability (Session 2), and adopted the Joint Ministerial Statement based on the discussions.
