Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday said there would be heavy security activity during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in September in Sydney, Australia's largest city.
Speaking at a press conference in Sydney, Howard said protesters would be handled in the "appropriate way" during the summit, which involves leaders from 21 members.
However, Howard said the summit would affect a limited area.
"There will only be two areas which will be totally locked down, and they are the two principal venues, namely the Opera House and Government House," he told reporters.
Some sites including the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge, which were thought to be affected by the summit, will remain open.
Australian Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock, who is also present at the press conference, repeated what he said earlier in the day that there would be no need for the 21 foreign government delegations to bring their own weapons to the summit.
"We believe that the arrangements we put in place are appropriate for protecting all of the participants in relation to an important event like APEC and also other events," he said.
More details about local arrangements will be released in the time leading up to the summit.
APEC's 21 Member Economies are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China China's Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.
Source: Xinhua
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