APEC Mexico 2002

APEC Mexico 2002 was a series of political meetings held around Mexico between the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation during 2002. Leaders from all member countries met from 26–27 October 2002 in Los Cabos. Counter-terrorism efforts were major topics on the agenda of APEC Mexico 2002. The APEC summit attempted to present a new opportunity for Asian investors and commercial agents to discover Mexico as a profitable frontier in the future.

Attending country representatives
• 🇦🇺 Australia: Prime Minister John Howard

• 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

• 🇨🇦 Canada: Prime Minister Jean Chretien

• 🇨🇱 Chile: President Ricardo Lagos

• 🇨🇳 China: President Jiang Zemin

• Chinese Taipei: Presidential Envoy Yuan-Tseh Lee

• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa

• 🇮🇩 Indonesia: President Megawati Soekarnoputri

• 🇯🇵 Japan: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi

• 🇲🇾 Malaysia: Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

• 🇲🇽 Mexico: President Vicente Fox

• 🇳🇿 New Zealand: Prime Minister Helen Clark

• 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea: Prime Minister Michael Somare

• 🇵🇪 Peru: President Alejandro Toledo

• 🇵🇭 Philippines: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

• 🇷🇺 Russia: Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov

• 🇸🇬 Singapore: Minister of Trade and Industry George Yeo

• 🇰🇷 South Korea: President Kim Dae Jung

• 🇹🇭 Thailand: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

• 🇺🇸 United States: President George W. Bush

•  Vietnam: Prime Minister Phan Van Khai

Priorities
The three priorities of the APEC summit were:

1. Implementation of policies on trade, investment and finance to promote economic growth and extract gains from the New Economy;

2. Capacity building to obtain benefits from development through the promotion of micro, small and medium sized enterprises;

3. Strengthening APEC's international relevance by encouraging greater participation of youth and women, intensifying efforts to promote the benefits of globalization and improving the functioning of APEC.