APEC on Solid Ground, Russian Foreign Minister Says
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries are making headway on their 2012 priorities by working better together, Russian Federation Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sept. 5 at an APEC ministerial meeting in Vladivostok. Officials' engagement with and readiness to address agenda items…
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are leveraging opportunities to boost growth through more collection action, he said. Ministers are exploring the development of a multilateral trading system as well as how to further work on “next generation” trade and investment issues in the region, APEC said. Trade agreement transparency guides and supply chain improvement are among the issues in the spotlight, it said. The two-day gathering sets the stage for the Sept. 8-9 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.