| APEC South Korea 2025 | |
|---|---|
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| Host country | South Korea |
| Date | October 31 – November 1, 2025 |
| Venues | Main venue Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center Other meetings |
| Follows | 2024 |
| Precedes | 2026 |
The APEC South Korea 2025will be the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum of its leaders that will be held in November 2025. [1] It will be the second time South Korea has hosted the summit, having previously hosted in 2005.
In March 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs formed the 2025 APEC Summit Host City Selection Committee and began the process of selecting the host city. The committee was led by Yoon Jin-sik, chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, and had 17 members including government officials and private members. [2] At the second meeting of the selection committee the same month, applications from each local government were reviewed, and Gyeongju, Incheon and Jeju Province were selected as the three finalists. [3]
On May 28, the South Korean government held a ceremony to unveil the 2025 APEC Summit Preparation Committee and began full-scale preparations. This committee had 33 members ranging from government ministries and economic organizations. [4]
In June, the host city was finally confirmed as Gyeongju. In August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' APEC Preparatory Planning Team including Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul visited Gyeongju and inspected key facilities to be used during the summit. The Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center will be used as the main conference hall. [5]
APEC South Korea 2025 will be the first APEC meeting for United States President Donald Trump in his second presidency, who re-assumed the presidency on 20 January 2025; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who assumed the premiership on 14 March; South Korean President and host Lee Jae-myung, who assumed the presidency on 4 June; and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who assumed the premiership on 7 September. Additionally, this will also be the first in-person APEC Meeting for the Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who assumed the presidency on 1 October 2024, after deciding to skip the APEC 2024 meeting in Peru.
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