30 August 2007

Canada's priorities for APEC in 2007

The following was posted on the DFAIT website on 29 August 2007.

Canada promotes its international trade and foreign policy goals within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Canadian priorities for APEC in 2007 are as follows:

1. To advance key Canadian trade policy interests, including support for the WTO and the current round of negotiations, support for our regional trade and investment promotion and policy objectives, and efforts to make the Asia-Pacific region more accessible to Canadian businesses, including women-owned enterprises;

2. To promote economic policy objectives such as tackling global climate change, energy security issues and economic sustainability; and 

3. To enhance security in the Asia-Pacific region by expanding adherence to counterterrorism agreements, providing counterterrorism capacity building, and enhancing health security and infectious diseases strategies.