Taiwan's APEC delegation

Taiwan's APEC delegation

TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan has sent a 15-member delegation to attend the senior officials meeting (SOM) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Yogjakarta, Indonesia.

Leading the Taiwan delegation at the Sept. 12-14 meeting will be Shen Kuo-hsiung, foreign ministry department director on international organizations.

Board of Foreign Trade Deputy Director Lin Yi-fu is also in the mission.

Participants will discuss cooperation in human resource development, improvement of commercial and public infrastructure, and other organizational issues.

Indonesia will host six other APEC meetings, including one task force meeting on the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, prior to the SOM.

Taiwan was admitted as an APEC member in 1991 together with China despite protests by Beijing, which regarded Taiwan and Hong Kong as regional economies.

The delegation is expected to return on Sept. 15.