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President García Opens 16th APEC Leaders’ Summit Today

Peruvian President Alan García Pérez will open Saturday afternoon the 16th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit held this weekend in Peru's capital Lima.

The primary objective of this important meeting, hosted by Peru for the first time, is to discuss measures to address the global financial crisis hitting world markets.

According to the agenda, the Peruvian leader will head to the Ministry of Defense Convention Center at 12:15 p.m. to welcome the visiting leaders of the 21 member economies.

At 1p.m., Peru’s García Pérez will participate in the first APEC leaders retreat at the Ministry of Defense Bolognesi Hall.

Afterwards, at 5 p.m., he is to participate in a dialogue between Asia Pacific leaders and ABAC representatives on the 7th floor of the Ministry of Defense Convention Center.

After this event, the Peruvian head of state will hold a series of meetings with APEC leaders attending the annual summit.

At 5:15 p.m., García will hold a meeting with Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Huascaran Hall of the Ministry of Defense Convention Center. 

Then, President García will hold talks with New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key and Philippine President Gloria Arroyo at 5:50 and 6:30, respectively.

News source: Andina

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