THE 20th summit of Asia-Pacific leaders started on Sunday with a closed-door meeting of senior officials from the 21 Apec members.

The officials have two days to conclude their draft reports before Apec finance, trade and foreign ministers meet on Wednesday and Thursday.

Chairing the sessions of the Senior Officials' Meeting at the Suntec Convention Centre is Mr Ravi Menon, Second Permanent Secretary at Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry.

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