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APEC 2009
In Singapore, Minister Cannon met with Chile's Vice Minister of Trade, Carlos Furche (left) and Minister of Foreign Relations for Chile, Mariano Fernandez Amunategui (right). See more photos...
Bilateral meeting between Minister Day and Philippines Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila. See more photos...
Singapore hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting and Economic Leaders' Meeting from November 11 to November 15, 2009. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon and Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day have confirmed their participation in these meetings.
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an intergovernmental forum dedicated to promoting free trade and investment, economic growth and development, and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. It operates on the basis of non-binding commitments and open dialogue.
APEC's year-round activities culminate in the annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, which is the largest of its kind in the region. World leaders and ministers meet to focus on a results-oriented dialogue on trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, economic and technical cooperation, and security.
APEC has grown to 21 members spanning four continents, representing the most economically dynamic region in the world and accounting for approximately 50 percent of the world's population, trade and GDP.
