The Peruvian government announced that it is carrying out preparatory activities within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) 2024, it reported on Sunday (18.09.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX).
As part of the preparatory activities for Peru's APEC presidency, the following information was given on September 15: APEC: Projects and Presidency 2024, organized by the Directorate of Multilateral Affairs of the General Directorate of International Trade Negotiations of the Vice Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), he said.
The information was addressed to the various institutions with which the Vice Ministry of Foreign Trade coordinates the topics related to the agendas, he said.
It was reported about the work progress Regarding the formulation of a first outline of priorities on trade and investment issues, he said. “These are preliminarily considered in three blocks: trade liberalization, trade facilitation, and trade and inclusion,” he added.
Also mentioned were the Topics to prioritize, among which are: support for the development and promotion of an international trade system with greater stability and predictability for trade flows, and strengthening APEC's support for activities carried out within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), he mentioned.
As well as promoting the implementation of the mandates of this year's ministerial conference; updating and advancing the agenda of the Free Trade Area of Asia and the Pacific; in bilateral and plurilateral negotiations; and Promote the strengthening of entrepreneurship, innovation and digitalization with a view to promoting the development of MSMEs (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises), he stressed.
In addition, this news encouraged theInstitutions to present projects at the forum to be held within the framework of APEC 2024, he said. “For this purpose, an explanation was given on the presentation, negotiation and implementation of the projects,” he added.
« Peru will chair APEC for the third time in 2024, "This means that the country holds the record of eight years among APEC leaders, the shortest period in which an economy has returned to lead this important forum," he stressed.
"This achievement is further proof of the confidence that the other 20 member economies have in Peru," he said.
The countries that make up APEC, founded in 1989, are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, South Korea, the United States, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
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