APEC forms council

Tue, 21 Feb 1995

APEC forms council

TOKYO (AFP): Osaka and vicinity set up a special council yesterday to provide support for this year's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum scheduled for November, officials said.

Osaka Governor Kazuo Nakawawa was appointed chairman of the council, which is allowed to spend the total budget of 1.8 billion yen (US$19 million) on preparing the APEC ministerial and summit meetings.

APEC groups Brunei, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States.

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