Photo: NZ HeraldAPEC will go ahead in 2021 but the event will be hosted by New Zealand using digital platforms. That includes hosting APEC. As has occurred with many other international government-to-government events, APEC21 will proceed using virtual digital platforms," Peters said today. "For planning and security reasons, we had to make a call on our APEC hosting now. With up to 22,000 participants, including leaders, ministers and media, Apec 2021 was set to be the largest event hosted by the Government to date.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 30, 2020 01:07 UTC