President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the 28th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and delivered a speech at the 28th APEC Economic Leaders’Meeting (AELM) via videoconference on November 12 at the invitation of NewZealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
In his speech, PresidentPhuc highlighted the need to adopt a new mindset and approach to bringingeconomies back to sustainable development, which requires them to overcomedifferences.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum needs to continueaffirming its role as a driving force of the global economy, a hub ofinnovative ideas, he said, adding that APEC also needs to actively expandeconomic linkages for sustainable economic recovery and growth while upholdingits guiding role in shaping the world economy in the post-pandemic period.
APEC’s focus should begiven to effective pandemic prevention and control as well as taking the leadin building an Asia-Pacific model of green and inclusive growth to realise the PutrajayaVision 2040, the President said.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the Vietnamese delegation attend the meeting. (Photo: VNA)Highlighting Vietnam’scontributions to the global common efforts for economic recovery, sustainable andinclusive growth and addressing common challenges, he affirmed that Vietnamwill continue partnering with APEC member economies to materialise the visionof an open, peaceful, dynamic, resilient Asia-Pacific, for the sake ofprosperity of each citizen and future generations.
President Phuc's proposals were highly appreciated and endorsed by APEC economic leaders,and reflected in the documents of the meeting.
The leaders discussed measures to respond to theCOVID-19 pandemic, accelerate economic recovery, and spark off new momentum towardsinnovative, sustainable and inclusive growth.
They reaffirmed their commitments to maintain and strengthenAPEC's role as the region's leading forum on economic cooperation andconnectivity, and pioneering in efforts to response to global challenges. APEC supportsthe global efforts for equal access to and sharing of vaccines, the expansion ofvaccine production and supply, and the enhancement of health systems.
The leaders adopted a joint statement and endorsed the AotearoaPlan of Action to implement the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040, whichwas adopted at the 2020 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
Also at the event, New Zealand handed over the chairmanshipof APEC Year 2022 to Thailand./.
