APEC Indonesia 2013


The APEC Indonesia 2013 was the 25th annual gathering of APEC leaders. It was held in Bali on 5–7 October 2013. The summit also saw the revival of wearing national dress, which had been explicitly discontinued by US President Barack Obama two years prior.
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Attendees

This was the first APEC meeting for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto since their inaugurations on 18 September 2013, 15 March 2013, 26 December 2012, 25 February 2013 and 1 December 2012, respectively.
It was the last APEC meeting for Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, as well Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the host, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
President of [the United States|United States President] Barack Obama canceled his trip due to the United States [federal government shutdown of 2013], sending Secretary of State John Kerry in his place.

Summit Results

The APEC meeting reached its peak on October 8, 2014. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conveyed seven points agreed upon at the summit of 21 APEC member leaders, including:
  • The leaders of member countries agreed to redouble efforts to achieve the Bogor Goals by 2020. The leaders shared the view that all APEC economies should benefit from APEC cooperation.
  • APEC agreed to increase intra-APEC or intra-regional trade through trade facilitation, capacity building, and the functioning of the multilateral trading system.
  • APEC members agreed to accelerate physical, institutional, and people-to-people connectivity development. In this regard, strategic landscapes and connectivity will create more jobs and ensure job security.
  • APEC members reaffirmed their commitment to achieving balanced power, in terms of global growth, sustainability, and inclusiveness. In this process, APEC members agreed to facilitate the participation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises and women entrepreneurs.
  • APEC members agreed to cooperate to improve regional food, energy, and water resources. These efforts are aimed at addressing the challenges of population growth and the negative impacts of climate change.
  • APEC members agreed to ensure APEC synergy and complementarity in other multilateral and regional cooperation, such as the East Asia Summit and the G20.
  • APEC members agreed to work closely with the business sector through the APEC Business Advisory Council to achieve the goals of free and open trade and investment.