The APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Third Senior Officials’ Meeting(SOM 3) will be held on September 25 (Sat) and 26 (Sun) in Sendai City (venue: The Westin Sendai).

(1) Date

September 25 (Sat) and 26 (Sun), 2010

(2) Location

Sendai City (The Westin Sendai)

(3) Attendees

<Chairpersons>
Mr. Hidehiko Nishiyama, Director-General for Trade Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr. Shigeru Nakamura, Ambassador for International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

<Senior officials>
Mr. Makoto Shiota, Deputy Director-General for International Regional Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFA
Senior officials from the 21 APEC member economies

This meeting is the third senior official session to be hosted by Japan as the chair of APEC 2010, and it will wrap up discussions conducted so far toward concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting to be held in Yokohama in November.

Ahead of SOM 3, related meetings will be held in Sendai City from September 15 (Wed) to 24 (Fri).

[Participating economies]

Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States, Vietnam

August 26, 2010

APEC Office, Trade Policy Bureau