The APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit closed yesterday in Santiago, Chile, with leaders vowing to increase their fight on global terror and weapons of mass destruction. The traditional APEC fare of economic and free trade issues were completely overshadowed by US President George W. Bush’s agenda and his “war on terror”. Proposals to set up a regional free trade agreement were sidelined.
APEC’S closing statement expressed its “unmistakable resolve to collectively confront the threat of terrorism and its disastrous effects.” In a shaded warning to Iran and North Korea, it promised to “eliminate the danger posed by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related items.” George W. Bush delivered his usual warning to North Korea, “the message is clear to Mr. Kim Jong-Il: Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.”
Not all participants were happy with the APEC agenda changed to include terrorism and nuclear weapons. The Malaysian Trade Minister stressed the need for the summit to stick to economics and trade. New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, however, welcomed a broadened agenda and urged members to focus on the Palestinian problem, stating, “It is not in the interest of our planet to have a proportion of the Muslim world deeply alienated from the West”.
The APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit closed yesterday in Santiago, Chile, with leaders vowing to increase their fight on global terror and weapons of mass destruction. The traditional APEC fare of economic and free trade issues were completely overshadowed by US President George W. Bush’s agenda and his “war on terror”. Proposals to set up a regional free trade agreement were sidelined.APEC’S closing statement expressed its “unmistakable resolve to collectively confront the threat of terrorism and its disastrous effects.” In a shaded warning to Iran and North Korea, it promised to “eliminate the danger posed by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related items.” George W. Bush delivered his usual warning to North Korea, “the message is clear to Mr. Kim Jong-Il: Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.”Not all participants were happy with the APEC agenda changed to include terrorism and nuclear weapons. The Malaysian Trade Minister stressed the need for the summit to stick to economics and trade. New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, however, welcomed a broadened agenda and urged members to focus on the Palestinian problem, stating, “It is not in the interest of our planet to have a proportion of the Muslim world deeply alienated from the West”.
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The APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit closed yesterday in Santiago, Chile, with leaders vowing to increase their fight on global terror and weapons of mass destruction. The traditional APEC fare of economic and free trade issues were completely overshadowed by US President George W. Bush’s agenda and his “war on terror”. Proposals to set up a regional free trade agreement were sidelined.
APEC’S closing statement expressed its “unmistakable resolve to collectively confront the threat of terrorism and its disastrous effects.” In a shaded warning to Iran and North Korea, it promised to “eliminate the danger posed by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related items.” George W. Bush delivered his usual warning to North Korea, “the message is clear to Mr. Kim Jong-Il: Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.”
Not all participants were happy with the APEC agenda changed to include terrorism and nuclear weapons. The Malaysian Trade Minister stressed the need for the summit to stick to economics and trade. New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, however, welcomed a broadened agenda and urged members to focus on the Palestinian problem, stating, “It is not in the interest of our planet to have a proportion of the Muslim world deeply alienated from the West”.
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