{"id":64599,"date":"2015-11-13T05:41:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T11:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=64599"},"modified":"2015-11-13T20:40:01","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T02:40:01","slug":"putin-widodo-to-skip-apec-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/13\/putin-widodo-to-skip-apec-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin, Widodo to skip APEC summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> (Left) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo<\/a> (Right)
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Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Joko Widodo of Indonesia will not be present at the Economic Leaders\u2019 Meeting of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) that will be held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila on Nov. 17-20.<\/p>\n

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, on behalf of Pres. Putin, will be attending the summit, instead, The Russian News Agency reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this respect from the viewpoint of optimization of schedules of the top leadership of the country, the president has made a decision not to go that far together with the premier with literally 1 to 2 days\u2019 difference,\u201d said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman of the Kremlin, in a report by the Russian News Agency.<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Laura del Rosario confirmed yesterday that Pres. Widodo will not attend the APEC summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are things in Jakarta that need some of his attention. He\u2019ll be coming from G20 at Turkey and need to attend the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. He decided to get a period in between to go home and address some domestic concerns,\u201d Del Rosario was quoted as saying in a report by Manila Bulletin.<\/p>\n

Trade Minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong of Indonesia will fill for Widodo, instead, added Del Rosario.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very lucky the Indonesian Minister of Trade is here,\u201d Del Rosario said in the same report.<\/p>\n

Whatever position Indonesia has will be reiterated by his own Foreign Minister and Trade Minister,\u201d Del Rosario added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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