1. ‘Visible’
Reconstruction
2.
The 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17)
3.Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting
4. Prime Minister
Noda Attends ASEAN-Related Summits
5. Prime Minister
Noda Attends the G20 Cannes Summit |
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JICC
Newsletter
No.7, December 2011 |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting
Towards a
Seamless Regional Economy
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’
Meeting was held in Honolulu, the United States on November 12 and
13, with the attendance of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda from Japan.
U.S. President Barack Obama chaired the Meeting, at which
discussions were focused on “growth and job creation,” “regulatory
reform and competitiveness,” and “energy efficiency and energy
security,” and the Honolulu Declaration was agreed upon as a
leaders’ declaration.
Concerning “growth and job creation,” Prime Minister Noda stated
that he had decided to enter into consultations towards
participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations
with the countries concerned, and explained Japan’s analysis of and
response to the global economy as well as Japan’s economic growth
strategy. He also stated that Japan would play a leading role
towards realizing a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
This was welcomed by a number of economies. In his keynote statement
in the session on “energy efficiency and energy security,” Prime
Minister Noda explained a) Japan’s energy-saving measures to achieve
the world’s highest energy efficiency, b) challenges Japan faces in
energy policy, and c) future cooperation on energy in the
Asia-Pacific region.
The APEC Economic Leaders’ agreed that each economy would work on
common rules for promoting innovation without distorting trade, as
well as on efforts to promote trade and investment in Environmental
Goods for “green growth” in order to encourage the economic growth
of the region as a whole. The economic leaders also reaffirmed the
solid prospects for the Asia-Pacific region as the vanguard for
global growth. |