Joint Statement: APEC Ministers agree on enhanced trade, green growth, regulatory reform

APEC Ministers have committed to concrete actions to strengthen economic integration and expand trade, promote green growth and advance regulatory convergence and cooperation to achieve economic growth in the region. At the end of their annual meeting, chaired this year by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, APEC Ministers released a joint statement http://www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/Ministerial-Statements/Annual/2011/2011_amm.aspx outlining specific initiatives to advance the three priority areas. Advice issued by the 23 rd APEC Ministerial Meeting-Honolulu, United States, 11 November 2011 –  http://www.apec.org