According to an article by Shingo Takano in the Asahi Shinbun, Japan will focus on promoting regional trade liberalization and economic growth during its tenure as the chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Senior officials from APEC member countries will meet in Hiroshima on Monday and Tuesday in the first of a series of meetings which will prepare the ground for a summit in Yokohama in November.
Japan plans to propose a new shared vision to allow both industrialized and developing members of the group of 21 Pacific rim nations to grow together, officials said.
For the complete news article visit - http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201002210262.html
Canada is an active member of APEC and various Government of Canada departments are active in over 30 APEC working groups and committees.
Canada currently chairs the APEC Health Task Force, Fisheries Working Group, and Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group. For further details of Canada's involvement in APEC activities visit http://www.international.gc.ca/apec/work-travail.aspx
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