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APEC Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Issued by the 2016 APEC
Ministerial Meeting
Lima, Peru, 18 November 2016
– Facing stagnated trade and rising scrutiny of
globalization, Ministers from the 21 APEC member economies
concluded the 2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting
on Friday in Lima by issuing a Joint Statement on driving
quality and inclusive growth, and human development in an
open, integrated Asia-Pacific.
The Joint Statement
describes collaborative policy solutions to be implemented
by APEC economies in the following areas: strengthening
regional economic integration that improves job creation and
living standards; enhancing the regional food market;
modernizing small businesses; and developing human capital.
View the 2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint
Statement
The 2016 APEC Ministerial
Meeting was co-chaired by Peru’s Foreign Minister Ricardo
Luna and Minster of Foreign Trade and Tourism Eduardo
Ferreyros. It will be followed by the continuation of the
2016 APEC CEO Summit on 19 November and the culminating 2016
APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on 20 November.
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