Vietnam’s hosting of APEC 2017 helps promote national image
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2017 is a good chance
for the country to promote the image of a dynamic country in reform and
international integration.
The
theme “Creating New
Dynamism, Fostering A Shared Future” that Vietnam selected for the APEC 2017,
which was announced by President Tran Dai Quang at the 24th APEC Summit in
Lima, Peru, on November 19-20, 2016, received support from all member
economies, the business community and leading experts.
It reflected
the shared interest of all member economies in seeking new dynamism for the
region’s economic integration, connectivity and growth.
The
theme also demonstrated the common long-term goal of the forum, which are
peace, stability, development and prosperity, and at the same time showed expectation
of new developments of the forum in 2017, thus contributing to affirming the
forum’s position in the new circumstances.
In
order to realise the theme, Vietnam recommended four priorities that are promoting
sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth; boosting extensive economic
connectivity; increasing competitiveness and creativity of micro-, small- and
medium-sized enterprises in the digital era; and strengthening food security
and sustainable agriculture, and climate change adaptation.
The
successful organisation of the APEC 2017 Year is a focus in Vietnam’s external
policy on extensive and in-depth international integration.
By
hosting the forum, Vietnam hopes it can make practical contributions to APEC’s development
and increase the efficiency of APEC cooperation, while boosting the country’s partnership
with other member economies.
This
is the second time Vietnam has hosted the Asia-Pacific region’s biggest and
most important economic event. The first time was in 2006.-VNA