Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Visits Thailand

APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi attended the 28th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting held in Phuket, Thailand on September 9 and 10. The meeting's theme was "Inclusive Recovery of APEC MSMEs through the Bio – Circular – Green Economy (BCG) Model and High Impact Ecosystem." Attendees discussed a wide array of topics, including how small- and medium-sized enterprises affected by COVID-19 can recover, and environmental measures. Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi spoke about carbon neutral transformation initiatives.

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  Speaking at the ministerial meeting

Exchanging views with the chair of the Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi met with Mr. Supattanapong (Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy) on September 10. The two leaders exchanged views mainly on bilateral energy cooperation to achieve carbon neutrality, including the concept of the “Asia Zero Emissions Community”.

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Related materials

• 28th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting STATEMENT OF THE CHAIR (September 9-10, 2022)(PDF:171KB)
• Joint Release on the Occasion of the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting (September 12, 2022)(PDF:117KB)

Divisions in Charge

• Regarding the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting

  Office for International Cooperation, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency

• Regarding the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong

  International Affairs Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy