2018 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

NAC to ensure airport facilities meet APEC expectations

Minister for Civil Aviation Davis Steven says the current preparations for 2018 APEC Summit are underway and expectations on the civil aviation sector are already been noted.

Steven said NAC is managing our gateway particularly the international terminal and the landing facilities.

In 2010, the Canadian firm Jacobs Consulting, completed a 20-year master plan for Port Moresby Airport.

The Master Plan suggested two options for long term International Terminal building.

We’re spending K80m next year on APEC

Nearly half of the APEC expenditure will go towards security preparation amounting to K35 million in 2016 alone.

As hosts, PNG will conduct about 180 APEC meetings before the 21 APEC leaders arrive in the country in 2018.

The APEC Forest Ministers meeting which ended last week is the first high level APEC delegate discussion.

Other lead up topics will be on economy, security, energy, trade and investment, infrastructure, etc.