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APEC member economies pledge to enhance cooperation

Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have pledged to boost their cooperation at the APEC Concluding Senior Officials' Meeting (CSOM) held in Singapore on December 7.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have pledged to boosttheir cooperation at the APECConcluding Senior Officials' Meeting (CSOM) held in Singapore on December7.

Convened by Chile, the host of APEC 2019, the CSOMsummarised achievements of APEC Chile year in 2019 and rolled out orientations forAPEC’s operation in the time to come.

During the CSOM, Chile issued the 2019 APEC Host Economy Leader's Statement,which officially marks the end of the APEC Chile year.

The statement highlighted the achievements that APEC has made over the past 30years since its establishment.

It also reiterated that APEC member economies are committed to promoting freeand open trade and investment, strengthening multilateral cooperation andrules-based international trade, and continuously advancing cooperation onconnectivity, digital economy, regional economic integration, and the FreeTrade Area of the Asia-Pacific.

The statement welcomed the report on the Post-2020 Vision submitted by the APECVision Group and looks forward to the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in KualaLumpur, Malaysia in 2020.

Chile’s representatives presented three roadmapsfor collective action which are agreed to by APEC member economies in 2019 toaddress key issues for regional prosperity, including women's economicempowerment, marine debris, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing./.


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