Press Briefing by Asec S. Hernandez on Pres Aquino's Part. to the 21st APEC Mtg..., 2 Oct 2013

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Press Briefing by DFA Asec. Raul Hernandez on President Aquino's Participation to the 21st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Bali, Indonesia and 23rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings in Brunei, Press Briefing Room, New Executive Bldg., Malacanang, | News Releases below | Audio | President Aquino to attend 21st APEC Summit in Bali, Indonesia President Benigno S. Aquino III will join other world leaders to discuss ways to boost economic growth, cooperation and trade and investment between their respective countries during the 21st Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Meeting that will be held in Bali, Indonesia from October 6 to 8, 2013. In a press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Raul Hernandez said President Aquino is set to meet his counterparts from the other 20 member-economies of APEC to "discuss issues of mutual concern, specifically to promote trade liberalization and facilitation, economic technical cooperation and people to people connectivity." "APEC is important to the Philippines because it is the premiere forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. As a member of APEC, the Philippines is working to sustain economic growth through a commitment to free and open trade, investment liberalization and economic reform," Hernandez said. Hernandez said that upon his arrival on the sixth, the President will attend the APEC CEO Summit, a premier business event attended by distinguished global CEOs from throughout the Asia-Pacific region. He will join Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Peru President Ollanta Humala as a panelist in the session on inclusive growth and share Philippine strategies, initiatives and accomplishments on this particular area. The following day, Monday, the President and other leaders will meet members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and "articulate" Philippine initiatives on food security, infrastructure investment; Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises, trade in services, skills and education and women and the economy. He will then join the APEC Leaders at the 21st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to discuss three priorities set by the host Indonesia for 2013: 1) attaining the Bogor Goals, 2) achieving sustainable growth and equity and 3) promoting connectivity. On the last day of the APEC Summit, Tuesday (October 8), President Aquino will join leaders in a retreat and will be the Lead Discussant on people-to-people connectivity and will call for the need to intensify cooperation in cross-border education and skills training as a fundamental step in aligning human resource development with economic growth and resiliency. Hernandez said that the conclusion of the 21st APEC Summit will be the adoption by the leaders of the APEC Leaders' Declaration. PND (rck) *** Philippines supports Brunei's advocacy on maritime management, regional stability The Philippines will remain supportive of Brunei's advocacy for effective management of maritime issues as well as peace and stability in the region, a foreign affairs official said on Wednesday. "In the ASEAN Summit, one of the priorities of Brunei is the maintenance or the management of maritime issues, and we support that priority that the chairman has laid forward," Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez said in a press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday. Hernandez briefed reporters on the upcoming 23rd ASEAN Summit to be held in Brunei next week. "Maritime security and the rule of law is an important aspect in the discussions regarding regional peace and security and, therefore, that's part of the advocacy and priority of Brunei, and we will be supporting that," he said. (C O N T ... http://www.pcoo.gov.ph/archives2013/oct02.htm#Philippines_supports) *** Aquino to join counterparts during 23rd ASEAN Summit in Brunei next week (C O N T ... http://www.pcoo.gov.ph/archives2013/oct02.htm#Aquino_to_join) ***