The 16th APEC 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 by clicking here.
The APEC Leaders' Meeting will take place on November 20-21 to conclude the 2004 APEC Year hosted by Chile.
Two other major APEC events are also taking place this week. These are the final APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting for 2004 that is already underway and concludes tomorrow, November 19, and the APEC CEO Summit that begins in November 19 and Concludes on November 21.
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 Building
SHARING BENEFITS THROUGH BETTER PRACTICES: ENHANCING HUMAN SECURITY
Counter-Terrorism and Secure Trade
Health Security
Energy Security
Invasive Alien Species
GROWTH AND STABILITY: KEYS FOR APEC INTEGRATION
Macroeconomic Issues
SKILLS FOR THE COMING CHALLENGES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL GROWTH
Small and Medium Enterprises
Gender
Youth
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Sustainable Development
Agricultural Biotechnology
EXPERIENCING OUR DIVERSITY
FROM SANTIAGO TO BUSAN: PENDING TASKS
APEC Reform
Mid-Term Stock-take
Approval of SOM Report
APEC Secretariat
APEC 2005
Future Meetings
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