2025 APEC Leadersâ Gyeongju Declaration

We, the Economic Leaders of APEC, met in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from October 31 to November 1, 2025. This year, under the APEC theme âBuilding a Sustainable Tomorrow,â we have advanced our shared objectives through three priorities â Connect, Innovate, Prosper â during our meetings across the Korean cities of Seoul, Busan, Jeju, Incheon and culminating in Gyeongju, a thousand-year-old capital with rich cultural heritage.

The Asia-Pacific region stands at a pivotal juncture. We acknowledge the global trading system continues to face significant challenges. Further, the rapid advancement of transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), and demographic shifts that are reshaping labor markets, carry profound and long-term implications for APEC member economies. In this regard, we call for strengthened cooperation and concrete actions to enable economic growth that benefits all.

We underscore that current circumstances further demonstrate APECâs importance and role as the premier forum for regional economic cooperation as well as an incubator of ideas. We will continue to be guided by our collective mission as set forth in the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040, with the goal of realizing an open, dynamic, resilient, and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040, for the prosperity of all our people and future generations including through the implementation of the Aotearoa Plan of Action.

source: https://www.apec.org/meeting-papers/leaders-declarations/2025/2025-apec-leaders--gyeongju-declaration?