TOKYO, Oct. 31 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
On October 31 (local time), from 10:00 a.m. for approximately two and a half hours, the first session of the APEC Leaders' Meeting (theme:"Towards a More Connected, Resilient Region and Beyond") was held in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea (ROK). The session was chaired by H.E. Mr. LEE Jae Myung, President of the ROK, and attended by Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan. The overview of the session is as follows.
1. At the outset, President LEE, as Chair of the Meeting, delivered opening remarks. This was followed by a briefing from H.E.Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the global economic outlook...