¡¡¡¡BANGKOK, Oct. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Leaders from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum started the concluding session of their annual meeting here Tuesday morning.

¡¡¡¡The second-day session, called "retreat II," began about 10 a.m.local time (0300 GMT) and will last about 75 minutes. It is being held at the Anna Samakhom Throne Hall, which used to be the parliament building.

¡¡¡¡Prior to their round-table discussion, the leaders posed for a group photo, wearing Thailand-made traditional silk attire.

¡¡¡¡After a lunch break, the leaders will issue a joint declaration shortly after 1 p.m. (0600 GMT). Enditem

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