APEC ended poorly, without a joint statement, 21 member nation leaders – Jurin may have to issue a statement of the chairman of the meeting instead.
Reporters reported that Today (22 May) the APEC 2022 trade ministers meeting (APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting 2022) of 21 economic zones. The event that Thailand hosted during 19-22 May 2022 has officially closed. After the meeting for four full days, following the meeting ended in the followingnoon, it turned out that a joint statement by APEC members was not released. as usual This reflects that member nations still have some conflicts. In particular, the issue of Russia, one of the APEC members, attacks Ukraine. This can be seen from the case where the 5 member states, namely the United States, Canada, Japan, Austria, and New Zealand, walked out of the meeting room. During the Russian Trade Minister’s remarks at the APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting on May 21,
As is customary, if a joint statement is not issued, Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce as chairman of the meeting Instead, a meeting statement must be issued by the chairman of the meeting. In the evening of today (22 May), Mr. Jurin will open a press conference on the results of the meeting to the media.
