1. The meeting saw the participation of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the General Secretary of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), representatives from the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), the Pacific Economic Co–operation Council (PECC), senior officials and 21 MRTs from member economies, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, the Republic of Korea, the US, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, China, Thailand and Vietnam.