{"id":64609,"date":"2015-11-12T23:46:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T05:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=64609"},"modified":"2015-11-12T23:46:15","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T05:46:15","slug":"aquino-xi-to-sit-beside-each-other-during-apec-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/12\/aquino-xi-to-sit-beside-each-other-during-apec-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquino, Xi to sit beside each other during APEC Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA \u2013 Due to the \u2018troika,\u2019 President Benigno \u201cNoynoy\u201d Aquino III will be seated beside Chinese President Xi Jinping during this year\u2019s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit to be held next week in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

APEC 2015 National Organizing Council director general Ambassador Marciano Paynor then saw this as an opportunity for the two presidents to discuss territorial disputes on the sidelines of the annual gathering should they opt to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have what we call a troika and this is a normal practice amongst APEC economies who are hosting. Usually in the middle is the host, previous host, future host and that\u2019s the so-called troika and normally they are seated together\u2026 China was the previous host,\u201d Paynor said in a press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the opportunity for the President and President Xi Jinping will always be there if they wish to talk about issues that are bilateral in nature,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

It can be noted that the Philippines is the host of this year\u2019s APEC Summit. Aquino will then be seated together with Xi, with China as the previous host of APEC, and Peru President Ollanta Humala, as Peru will be the host of next year\u2019s assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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