• An Giang
  • Binh Duong
  • Binh Phuoc
  • Binh Thuan
  • Binh Dinh
  • Bac Lieu
  • Bac Giang
  • Bac Kan
  • Bac Ninh
  • Ben Tre
  • Cao Bang
  • Ca Mau
  • Can Tho
  • Dien Bien
  • Da Nang
  • Da Lat
  • Dak Lak
  • Dak Nong
  • Dong Nai
  • Dong Thap
  • Gia Lai
  • Ha Noi
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ha Giang
  • Ha Nam
  • Ha Tinh
  • Hoa Binh
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Hai Phong
  • Hau Giang
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Kien Giang
  • Kon Tum
  • Lai Chau
  • Long An
  • Lao Cai
  • Lam Dong
  • Lang Son
  • Nam Dinh
  • Nghe An
  • Ninh Binh
  • Ninh Thuan
  • Phu Tho
  • Phu Yen
  • Quang Binh
  • Quang Nam
  • Quang Ngai
  • Quang Ninh
  • Quang Tri
  • Soc Trang
  • Son La
  • Thanh Hoa
  • Thai Binh
  • Thai Nguyen
  • Thua Thien Hue
  • Tien Giang
  • Tra Vinh
  • Tuyen Quang
  • Tay Ninh
  • Vinh Long
  • Vinh Phuc
  • Vung Tau
  • Yen Bai

APEC SOM2 to be held next week

VGP - The second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings as part of the APEC Vietnam 2017 will take place in Ha Noi from May 9-18, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

May 05, 2017 4:44 PM GMT+7

These events aim to realise APEC’s key cooperation contents and priorities adopted at the SOM1 and agree on plans to draft documents to be submitted to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November and ministerial meetings in 2017 for approval.

They include 49 meetings and conferences of committees and working groups from May 9-16, and a multi-party dialogue on APEC cooperation towards 2020 and beyond on May 16 which will be held for the first time under the initiative of Vietnam to define measures to complete Bogor goals on schedule in 2020 and next steps to build the post-2020 APEC Vision.

The APEC Study Centres Consortium Conference 2017 will take place on May 12-13 while the meeting of the APEC Executive Committee and the plenary meeting of the APEC Council on May 14-15 will discuss prospects to strengthen and upgrade the Asia-Pacific economy, new momentums for economic growth and connection, the Asia-Pacific agenda on digital and cyber economies, and challenges and opportunities in global administration.

The SOM2 on May 17-18 will discuss APEC’s important documents in 2017 and the implementation of SOM1 priorities and outcomes, the results of the High-Level Dialogue on Human Resource Development and other issues of APEC as well as propose plans for the SOM3.

On the occasion, the High-Level Dialogue on Human Resource Development in the Digital Age and the Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (MRT) will also be held.-VNA