16th APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement Now Available

16th APEC Ministerial MeetingJoint Statement Now Available
The 16th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting has concluded following two days of meetings in Santiago, Chile. Ministers from APEC's 21 Member Economies have released a Joint Statement that is now available on the APEC Website.Issues covered in the Ministers' Joint Statement:A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT THROUGH trADE AND INVESTMENT*World Trade Organization (WTO)*Regional Trading Arrangements / Free Trade Agreements*Interaction with the Business Community*Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation*e-APEC and the Information Society*Industry Dialogues*Life Sciences Innovation*Individual and Collective Action Plans*Structural Reform*Anti-Corruption and Transparency*Economic and Technical Cooperation and Capacity BuildingSHARING BENEFITS THROUGH BETTER PRACTICES: ENHANCING HUMAN SECURITY*Counter-Terrorism and Secure Trade*Health Security*Energy Security*Invasive Alien SpeciesGROWTH AND STABILITY: KEYS FOR APEC INTEGRATION*Macroeconomic IssuesSKILLS FOR THE COMING CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENtrEPRENEURIAL GROWTH*Small and Medium Enterprises*Gender*YouthCOMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH*Sustainable Development*Agricultural BiotechnologyEXPERIENCING OUR DIVERSITYFROM SANTIAGO TO BUSAN: PENDING TASKS*APEC Reform*Mid-Term Stock-take*Approval of SOM Report*APEC SecretariatAPEC 2005*Future MeetingsPress Release Courtesy of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
November 2004