Vietnam active in 21st APEC Leaders’ Meeting
Foreign Minister Minh made the remarks at an interview granted for the
press following conclusion of the 21 st APEC Leaders’ Meeting that
took place in Bali Island on October 7-8.
According to FM Minh, President Sang officially affirmed that Vietnam
will host the 2017 APEC Leaders’ Meeting and the forum’s important
activities – a decision received the strong support of APEC economic
members, confirming international friends’ high appreciation to
Vietnam ’s role and prestige.
President Sang was
invited to deliver an introductory speech at the first session on
“APEC’s role in strengthening the multilateral trading system in the
current global economic situation”, in which he proposed to create an
impulse for economic connection and prioritise the implementation of
Bogo goal, and stressed the need to take action and show necessary
flexibility so that the upcoming WTO Ministerial Meeting will achieve
specific outcomes.
The FM further said that many
APEC member economies spoke highly of Vietnam ’s role as one of the
major food producers and suppliers in the world, welcoming the country’s
proposals which contribute to cooperation for sustainable development
attached to equality.
Vietnam also suggested that
cooperation in ensuring security in food, water resources and energy
become a priority in APEC related mechanisms while strengthening
cooperation in protecting water resources, emergency response and search
and rescue at sea, FM Minh said.
From its experience
in implementing ASEAN connectivity, Vietnam asked for the
acceleration of the implementation of new APEC orientation on
connectivity and strengthening APEC collaboration with sub-region
connection programmes, the FM noted.
The country also
requested APEC to actively support the goal of building an ASEAN
Economic Community by 2015, collaborate in implementing ASEAN projects
on infrastructure, supply chain connectivity and Mekong sub-region
programmes designated to connect and narrow the development gaps, Minh
added.
Regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
high-level meeting which was also held in Bali on October 8, the FM
said that APEC member economies highly valued Vietnam’s efforts and
contributions to the negotiation process and the meeting’s outcomes in a
bid to conclude the negotiations as scheduled.
He
further said that during his stay in Bali, President Sang had bilateral
meetings with heads of state and leaders of APEC member economies,
including P residents of Indonesia, China, Russia and Peru, Sultan
of Brunei, Head of the US delegation, and the Prime Ministers of Japan,
Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
The
bilateral meetings achieved specific results, contributing to deepening
Vietnam’s relations with APEC member economies and its partners in
the region, Minh said.
The FM noted that leaders of
Vietnam and other member economies agreed upon measures to realise
and strengthen cooperation, especially their strategic partnership or
comprehensive partnership.
Leaders of member
economies and cooperation executives in their meetings with President
Sang voiced their support and pledged to stand side by side with
Vietnam in its efforts to restructure the economy and comprehensively
integrate into international community, Minh said.
These member economies spoked highly of Vietnam’s positive and
active contributions to joint efforts to maintain peace, stability and
strengthen economic cooperation and linkages in the region and in the
world while agreeing to enhance collaboration and mutual support at
important multilateral forums, he added.
President
Truong Tan Sang arrived in Hanoi on October 8, successfully wrapping up
his attendance to the two-day 21st APEC Leaders Meeting in Bali,
Indonesia.-VNA