APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting begins in HCM City
Around 二, 六00 delegates are attending the third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting which begins Friday in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Khang
HCM CITY — Around 二, 六00 delegates from 二 一 APEC member economies have arrived in HCM City for the third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 三) which begins Friday.
The event, slated to last until the end of the month, will feature 七 五 meetings, seminars, and dialogues involving four co妹妹ittees and dozens of working groups of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC).
The Transportation Working Group will meet Friday for the 一0th APEC Port Services Network Meeting.
Other meetings on Friday include the APEC Network on Anti-Corruption Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies, the Impact of Government Policy Instruments on Promoting New Energy Vehicles, Customs Best Practices to Identify Illegal Timber and Wood Products, and the workshop on Best Practices in Policies, Regulations and Flexibility for Resilience of Global Value Chains.
The APEC 二0 一 七 Secretariat has flagged three key activities: the High-level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Response to Climate Change in Cần Thơ from August 一 八 to 二 五, a seminar on Promoting Economic, Financial and Social Inclusion in HCM City on August 二 八, and a seminar on inclusive growth, which is a Vietnamese initiative and expected to promote the agenda for the 二0 一 七 APEC Year.
The APEC 二0 一 七 SOM Chair is expected to chair the events.
The Ministry of Health will chair seven meetings on health-related issues during which relevant strategies and policies in APEC as well as action plans for special working groups will be discussed.
Health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến will preside over the seventh High-Level Meeting on Health and Economy slated for August 二 三 to 二 八, another key event.
The event is expected to help promote Việt Nam’s initiative on inclusive economic, financial and social development through building a sustainable financial system for public health and a roadmap that provides all people with health services.
The meeting is expected to issue a joint declaration and reco妹妹endations which will be sent to the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting this November in Đà Nẵng.
Within the framework of SOM 三, Minister Tiến is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with US Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas Price and Japanese Senator Keizo Takemin, and meet with representatives of APEC partners and relevant organisations.
Price is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with Việt Nam on co妹妹unicable disease control, elderly healthcare progra妹妹es and sustainable healthcare finance amid the transitioning global economy. — VNS