APEC Trade Ministers Issue Statement
APEC Trade Ministers Issue Statement
Issued by the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 26 May 2018 – Trade Ministers from the APEC member economies issued a statement following their meeting in Port Moresby on Saturday.
The statement reflects the outcomes of the 2018 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting chaired by Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Rimbink Pato. It addresses the following areas:
• Improving
Connectivity and Deepening Regional Economic
Integration
• Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive
Growth
• Strengthening Inclusive Growth Through
Structural Reform
• Strengthening Economic and
Technical Cooperation
View the 24th Meeting of APEC Ministers
Responsible for Trade Statement
Separately, Minister Pato issued a Statement of the Chair on Supporting the Multilateral Trading System. It reflects his assessment of the prevailing views of APEC economies.
View the Statement of the
Chair