APEC leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars

Some APEC leaders shared the united messages of the November 11 joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, the chair's statement said. Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in a joint statement said they were among the APEC leaders who supported the messages of the Riyadh summit, which had called for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza, rejecting Israel's justification of its actions against Palestinians as self-defence. The three countries also called for an "immediate, durable and sustained" humanitarian truce, and for the unhindered provision of essential goods and services to civilians in Gaza. 'Free, open, fair' investment environment The APEC leaders'…