CYBERJAYA (Dec 4): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has shot down a proposal by the United States to reschedule the cancelled Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in the US next month, calling it unnecessary.

According to him, he heard there was an invitation extended to APEC countries on the proposed rescheduled APEC meeting in the US in January after the meeting supposed to be held in Chile last month was cancelled due to the unrest affecting the South American country.