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Live Webcast - President Ricardo Lagos
of Chile News Conference


Singapore, April 30, 2004

The News Conference by the President of the Republic of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, at the APEC Secretariat in Singapore on May 1 will be webcast live (April 30 in the Americas).

President Lagos will outline plans for APEC 2004 and the growing links between Chile and the Asian Region. President Lagos will also take questions from media in attendance at the news conference.

The Republic of Chile is the Host of the 2004 APEC Year Chile. Throughout the year Chile will hold a large number of APEC events that will culminate with the APEC Leaders' Meeting in November. Chile is also hosting seven Ministerial Meetings and a number of Senior Officials and Working Group level meetings.

The webcast of the news conference will be available via a link on the APEC Secretariat website: www.apec.org

Local times for Webcast:
03:30am, Saturday, May 1

06:30am, Saturday, May 1

09:30am, Saturday, May 1

10:30am, Saturday, May 1



11:30am, Saturday, May 1

12:30pm, Saturday, May 1

02:30pm, Saturday, May 1

09:30pm, Friday, April 30

10:30pm, Friday, April 30
 
London

Moscow

Bangkok, Jakarta

Brunei, Taipei, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Manila, Singapore, Hanoi

Seoul, Tokyo

Canberra, Port Moresby

Wellington

Mexico City

Lima, Santiago, Washington DC, Ottawa
 

The News Conference is scheduled to run for half an hour.

APEC has 21 Member Economies: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; 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 of America and Viet Nam.


For further information please contact

Christopher Hawkins in Singapore on +65 9179 4590 (Cellular), +65 6772 7620 (Office) or E-mail:
ch@apec.org

Sheryl Lowe in Singapore on +65 9617 7588 (Cellular), +65 6772 7617 (Office) or E-mail: sl@apec.org

Matthew Forno
in Singapore on +65 9799 4921 (Cellular), +65 6772 7619 (Office) or E-mail: mf@apec.org

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