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2006 Hanoi, Viet Nam 2007 Sydney, Australia

VIET NAM’S APEC YEAR AUSTRALIA’S

APEC YEAR

The APEC Leaders’ Meeting in 2006 was held in Ha Noi, Viet Nam in November 2006 under
the theme “Towards a Dynamic Community for Sustainable Development and Prosperity”
The APEC Leaders’ Meeting was held in Sydney in September
with a strong commitment towards achieving the vision of stability, security and prosperity
2007. At the leaders’ meeting, all APEC Leaders agreed that
for the Asia-Pacific region.
their collective commitment to regional economic integration,
Advancing free trade and investment would be most essential and APEC Leaders also to free and open markets and to the security of our people
reaffirmed that support for the Doha Development Agenda remained a top priority of APEC. has contributed substantially to the strength of our economies
and has made significant improvements in the welfare

and prosperity of our citizens. Promoting open, efficient, Leaders from the 21 APEC Member Economies gathering for
the official photograph during the APEC Leaders’ Week 2007
transparent and flexible economies is vital to continuing in Sydney, Australia.
economic growth and the building of a strong and sustainable

future for the Asia-Pacific community.

Climate change, energy security and clean development
were also topics that were discussed. Regional economic

integration is important and APEC economies’ commitment
Leaders from the 21 APEC to open markets and economic cooperation has generated
Member Economies gathering substantial regional integration. All member economies
for the official group photograph
during the APEC Leaders’ Week had benefitted; economic growth in the region has
2006 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. outstripped the rest of the world and the number of

people living in poverty in the region has halved since 1989.
APEC Summit 2007 Voices of the Future delegates.
Trade is the lifeline for many economies and the consequences of the The Sydney event was attended by more than 60 youth
failure of the Doha Round would be too grave for the economies and the delegates from the 10 APEC Member Economies. Voices
global multilateral trading system. of the Future young leaders from Singapore organized the

Voices delegates continued their interview programs and interaction with APEC Youth Forum on building a sustainable future where
business leaders and gathered valuable insights on how trade can be they shared about Singapore’s sustainable water resources
promoted through partnership and cooperation. The APEC CEO Summit management through the 3P approach. Youth leaders also
Singapore Youth Delegation with APEC youth attended a talk held at Parliament House in Sydney and
organizers rewarded the Voices students for their dedication to learning Singapore Prime Minister representatives tasting
and service by having a Voices representative from each APEC economy Lee Hsien Loong at the APEC Singapore’s recycled engaged Members of the Legislative Council. Through their
Summit 2007 in Sydney, Australia. water, NEWater, at the involvement and participation, the Voices of the Future
share their APEC vision at the closing ceremony. youth forum.
young leaders were inspired to make a difference with the
knowledge they had gained from the valuable exchange.

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