KTĐT - The focus of the 28th AMM was human development – one of the top priorities of APEC cooperation.
The participants stressed the importance of education, innovation, vocational skills training, corporate culture, and information technology to human resources development in the digital era.
Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh confirmed that Vietnam is ready for hosting the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings.
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They welcomed the Joint Statement adopted at the sixth APEC Education Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) in Peru in October and agreed to further enhance education cooperation to develop high-quality human resources.
As APEC observers, representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) proposed developing cooperation for sustainable growth and jointly building a post-2020 vision for APEC.
Deputy Prime Minister (PM) and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said digital technology is a push for important changes of economic sectors and it is expected to spur the global economy.
APEC should step up collaboration in education and digital connectivity, particularly in rural and remote areas to reduce poverty and empower women and girls, he added.
The Deputy PM stressed that developing human resources is one of the priority measures of Vietnam to realise its socio-economic development strategy through 2020.
Speaking at the meeting's session on preparations for the 2017 APEC Year in Vietnam, Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh confirmed that Vietnam is ready for hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the country’s central city of Da Nang in 2017.
Deputy PM Minh said Vietnam proposes the theme of the year as “Creating new driving force for a common future” based on the APEC’s common need of new momentum to promote integration and connectivity in the new context and maintain peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region.
He announced that about 200 activities, including eight ministerial-level conferences, will be organised across Vietnamese cities and provinces, while the 25th APEC Summit will be held in Da Nang.
Ministers extolled Vietnam for its careful preparation and welcomed the theme of the event.
Participants expressed their belief that the APEC Year 2017 will contribute to widening and deepening regional collaboration and connectivity.
The same day, the 28th AMM concluded with the passing of a Joint Statement on measures to boost APEC cooperation, which will be submitted to the 24th APEC Summit on November 19-20.
On the sidelines of the event, Deputy PM Minh had bilateral meetings with foreign partners, including the Foreign Ministers of the US and Papua New Guinea. The countries agreed to exert more efforts to boost bilateral cooperation and coordinate with Vietnam for the success of the APEC Year 2017.
