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Submitted by ctv_en_5 on Fri, 11/10/2006 - 09:00
All preparations, from contents to logistic and security plans, for the forthcoming Economic Leaders' Week have been completed, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung, the 2006 Chair of the APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting at a press conference on November 9 in Hanoi.

Vietnam is ready for the APEC Vietnam 2006 Economic Leaders' Week, which will see around 7,500 delegates from 20 APEC member economies, some 1,000 business executives and more than 1,500 foreign reporters.


"Security is our top priority," said Mr Phung, adding that the Organising Board has drawn detailed security plans for all participants, meeting venues, airports and hotels, as well as plans to ensure food hygiene, healthcare and road safety during the Leaders' Week.


Focus will be put on 17 key events during the week from November 12-19, including the 14th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM 14 - November 18-19), the 18th Joint Ministerial Meeting (November 15-16), the Concluding Senior Official’s Meeting (CSOM – November 12-13), the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC – November 14-16) and the CEO Summit (November 17-19).


In addition to these meetings, there will be many other significant events such as the "Doing Business with Vietnam" Forum with the participation of more than 700 leading businesses in the Asia-Pacific region, and a series of workshops, exhibitions, dialogues and contacts for businesses, entrepreneurs and government’s officials on the sidelines of the meetings.


On the occasion of the AELM 14, leaders of five APEC economies will pay official friendship visits to Vietnam, which include tours by Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of the People’s Republic of China (November 15-17); Michelle Bachelet Jeria, President of the Republic of Chile (November 17); George W. Bush, President of the United States of America (November 17-20); Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (November 19-20); and Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation (November 20).

 

Trade promotion on high agenda of APEC meeting

"Trade and investment promotion in a changing world" and "Fundamentals ensuring dynamism, growth and sustainable development in APEC" will be two of the main topics for discussion at the 14th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM 14), said Mr Phung.


To promote trade and investment among 21 APEC member economies, their leaders will focus their discussions on issues related to the Doha negotiation round, Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements (RTAs/FTAs), the Hanoi Action Plan to implement the Busan Roadmap, and measures to speed up the realisation of Bogor Goals.


To ensure dynamism, growth and sustainable development in APEC, the APEC leaders will discuss issues on human security, economic-technological cooperation (ECOTECH) and other matters, including APEC reform.

Five important documents are expected to be adopted during the APEC Week, including the 14th APEC Economic Leaders' Declaration, the 18th APEC Ministerial Meeting Statement, the Hanoi Action Plan to implement the Busan Roadmap, the Report on APEC Reform, and a senior officials' Report to be submitted to Ministers.


Answering a question about the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, Deputy Minister Phung said the AELM 14 will have no discussions on nuclear, weapons of mass destruction, or the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in October.

However, Mr Phung said, in according with the APEC mechanism, the leaders can voice their opinions about any issues of their concern at the AELM14.

VNA

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