APEC Trade Ministers issue Statements on concluding Doha and securing economic growth
Sapporo, Japan, 6 June 2010 - In a Statement issued today, at the close of two-day talks, APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade address:
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The state of the global economy
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Members' progress in achieving APEC's Bogor Goals of free and open trade
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Advancing regional economic integration, including exploring possible pathways to a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific
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Formulating a growth strategy for the region that achieves balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and secure growth
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Promoting human security to ensure resilient and secure economies
The Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade, Statement of the Chair (Sapporo, Japan, 5 - 6 June 2010) may be accessed at: http://www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/Ministerial-Statements/Trade/2010_trade.aspx
The Ministers have also issued a separate Statement extending APEC's standstill on protectionism until 2011, and expressing members' commitment to the multilateral trading system and their determination to bring the Doha Development Agenda to a successful conclusion.
The Statement on Supporting the Multilateral Trading System and Resisting Protectionism (Sapporo, Japan, 5 - 6 June 2010) may be accessed at:
http://www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/Ministerial-Statements/Trade/2010_trade/2010_mrt_standalone.aspx