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Deputy PM: APEC cooperation boosts Vietnam's development
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem said cooperation within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has helped raise Vietnam 's internal strength and boosted its trade and investment with other economies in the region.
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Deputy PM-cum-Foreign Minister
Khiem said that through meetings and high-level contacts, APEC has become an
important channel for Vietnam to boost its ties with other regional
economies and that cooperation within the 21-member forum has also helped
strengthen the nation's image and position in the region.
" Vietnam 's admission to APEC marked an important milestone during the
course of implementation of the Party's and the State's foreign policy of
openness, multilateralisation, diversification and integration into the
world economy," Khiem said.
According to the deputy PM, since Vietnam became APEC's official member
in November 1998, the nation has made marked contributions to the forum.
Vietnam has fully and responsibly participated in APEC cooperation
programmes and actively joined other member economies in new areas of
cooperation, such as human security, health care, education and tourism
alongside traditional trade activities, he said.
By sharing experiences and information, particularly with developing member
economies, Vietnam has efficiently contributed to a number of areas of
cooperation between APEC members, including fisheries, agriculture and the
prevention of bird flu and other epidemics, the deputy PM said.
The Southeast Asian nation has also participated in APEC committees for
trade, investment and economics as well as its working groups regarding
business travel, small- and medium-sized enterprises, health care, fight
against terrorism, emergency preparedness and response.
"One of Vietnam's prominent and practical contributions to the forum was its
successful organisation of the 2006 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, with a
number of the event's outcomes being seen as important landmarks in the APEC
cooperation course, such as the Hanoi Action Plan for acceleration of the
Bogor Goals, and commitments to APEC reform," Khiem said.
He went on to say that following the 2006 event in Hanoi, Vietnam proposed a
range of initiatives for boosting cooperation between members, including the
initiatives on trade facilitation, intellectual property, emergency
response, corruption and epidemic prevention.
This year, in addition to traditional cooperation areas, Vietnam 's new
initiatives focused on improving capacity of member economies in the areas
of food security, health care and emergency response.
These initiatives are expected to foster cooperation and increase the
sharing of experiences among APEC member economies as well as between them
and related partners, the deputy PM said.
As the initiatives focus on capacity building, they will provide Vietnamese
staff members with training courses to improve their knowledge and capacity
in order to better serve the country's process of regional and international
integration, he added.
This year, the APEC Leaders' Week is held in Lima , Peru , from November
16-23.-Enditem
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Deputy PM-cum-Foreign Minister
Khiem said that through meetings and high-level contacts, APEC has become an
important channel for Vietnam to boost its ties with other regional
economies and that cooperation within the 21-member forum has also helped
strengthen the nation's image and position in the region.
" Vietnam 's admission to APEC marked an important milestone during the
course of implementation of the Party's and the State's foreign policy of
openness, multilateralisation, diversification and integration into the
world economy," Khiem said.
According to the deputy PM, since Vietnam became APEC's official member
in November 1998, the nation has made marked contributions to the forum.
Vietnam has fully and responsibly participated in APEC cooperation
programmes and actively joined other member economies in new areas of
cooperation, such as human security, health care, education and tourism
alongside traditional trade activities, he said.
By sharing experiences and information, particularly with developing member
economies, Vietnam has efficiently contributed to a number of areas of
cooperation between APEC members, including fisheries, agriculture and the
prevention of bird flu and other epidemics, the deputy PM said.
The Southeast Asian nation has also participated in APEC committees for
trade, investment and economics as well as its working groups regarding
business travel, small- and medium-sized enterprises, health care, fight
against terrorism, emergency preparedness and response.
"One of Vietnam's prominent and practical contributions to the forum was its
successful organisation of the 2006 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, with a
number of the event's outcomes being seen as important landmarks in the APEC
cooperation course, such as the Hanoi Action Plan for acceleration of the
Bogor Goals, and commitments to APEC reform," Khiem said.
He went on to say that following the 2006 event in Hanoi, Vietnam proposed a
range of initiatives for boosting cooperation between members, including the
initiatives on trade facilitation, intellectual property, emergency
response, corruption and epidemic prevention.
This year, in addition to traditional cooperation areas, Vietnam 's new
initiatives focused on improving capacity of member economies in the areas
of food security, health care and emergency response.
These initiatives are expected to foster cooperation and increase the
sharing of experiences among APEC member economies as well as between them
and related partners, the deputy PM said.
As the initiatives focus on capacity building, they will provide Vietnamese
staff members with training courses to improve their knowledge and capacity
in order to better serve the country's process of regional and international
integration, he added.
This year, the APEC Leaders' Week is held in Lima , Peru , from November
16-23.-Enditem
