Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the 17th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting

November 11, 2005

Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, will visit Busan, Republic of Korea from November 14 (Mon) to 16 (Wed), to attend the 17th APEC Ministerial Meeting.
At the APEC Ministerial Meeting, Mr. Aso will exchange views with participating ministers of each member economy on such issues as "WTO (World Trade Organization)", "Mid-term Stocktake of the Progress Towards the Bogor Goals", "FTA (Free Trade Agreements)", "Counter-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation Issues", "Infectious Diseases and Emergency Preparedness" and "Energy Security".
Mr. Aso will also exchange views with participating ministers on bilateral relations and other issues.
Taking part in the APEC Ministerial Meeting will be foreign ministers and others from 21 APEC economies (Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; the Philippines; the Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States; and Viet Nam).

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