The 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Tuesday kicked off a series of meetings on Bali aimed at restoring trust in multilateralism and resisting protectionist pressures, which have been rising amid the slowdown of the global economy.

Over the next two days, senior officials from the Pacific Rim economies will discuss issues to be tackled by their ministers when they meet Friday and Saturday ahead of the annual APEC summit, which will take place Monday and Tuesday on this Indonesian resort island.

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