V OTHER MATTERS

Appreciation to the SOM

Ministers commended the Senior Officials for their dedicated work and excellent outputs in 1996.

Preparation for the Ninth Ministerial Meeting

Ministers thanked Canada for the valuable briefing on the preparations for the Ninth APEC Ministerial Meeting to be held in Vancouver in 1997.

Venues for future APEC Meetings

The Tenth and Eleventh Ministerial Meetings will be held respectively in Malaysia in 1998 and in New Zealand in 1999. Ministers welcomed the offer of Brunei Darussalam to host the Twelfth Ministerial Meeting in the year 2000.

In his closing statement, Secretary Siazon expressed satisfaction for the achievements made during the year including the Manila Action Plan for APEC 1996, the Declaration on an Asia-Pacific Framework for Strengthening Economic Cooperation and Development, the decision on APEC membership, the consideration of WTO-related issues and the discussions that have brought APEC forward, thus setting the ground for the Leaders’ meeting in Subic.

He called on the Ministers to keep on moving forward and think of other initiatives that will keep the spirit of APEC shining bright. He welcomed Canada’s Chairmanship next year and expressed appreciation to all the Ministers for their patience, diligence and good humor that made it easier to accomplish so much in such a short time. He also thanked the Executive Director and the staff of the APEC Secretariat. Finally, he offered deepest appreciation to the hard-working officers and staff of the Philippines’ APEC National Organizing Committee who have made the Philippine hosting of APEC a success.

　　I. PROGRESS ON THE 1995 APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS’ DECLARATION FOR ACTION AND APEC ACTION PROGRAM FOR 1996
　　II. STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN APEC
　　III. PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
　　IV. ORGANIZATIONAL AND BUDGET ISSUES
　　V. OTHER MATTERS

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