Vietnam proactively seizes great opportunities from APEC 2017

(Baonghean.vn)- Domestic and international public opinion in recent days has highly appreciated Vietnam's role, believing that Vietnam proactively "seized" APEC 2017 as a great opportunity.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit will be held in Da Nang from November 6 to 11, 2017. This is considered the most important event of APEC Vietnam Year 2017, an opportunity for Vietnam to contribute to the APEC process, and also a strong driving force for Vietnam's innovation and deep integration.

APEC 2017: “Creating new momentum, fostering a shared future”

The theme of APEC 2017 is “Creating new dynamism, fostering a shared future”. To concretize this theme, Vietnam’s draft report proposed four priority directions for discussion, including: promoting sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth; strengthening deep regional economic integration; enhancing the competitiveness and innovation of micro, small and medium enterprises in the digital age; enhancing food security and sustainable agriculture, adapting to climate change.

A resort is carefully prepared to welcome guests attending the APEC 2017 Conference

Faced with intertwined development challenges, APEC needs to find new drivers to promote sustainable growth and deepen regional integration and connectivity. The key is to complete the Bogor Goals on trade and investment liberalization by 2020.

The draft report also shows that Vietnam hopes to continue to enhance APEC's position, becoming the leading economic cooperation forum, pioneering the initiation and formation of deeper regional linkages, promoting the trend of peace, stability, cooperation and development in Asia - Pacific, as well as in the whole world. This is of great significance in preparing APEC to enter the fourth decade of development.

Vietnam also proposed ideas on shaping the direction for APEC after 2020 based on the goal of “Asia-Pacific Partnership for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in the 21st Century” and building “APEC for the People, for Businesses”, for the Conference to discuss. From there, it shows that Vietnam wishes to make practical contributions to the development of the APEC process, making APEC cooperation increasingly more substantial and effective.

Opportunity to innovate the country and integrate deeply with the world

Along with the determination shown at the recent 6th Central Conference of the Party, and the frank discussions on innovation at the current National Assembly forum, or the candidacy for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term and the efforts to complete commitments to join the WTO by 2018, the organization of APEC Year 2017 shows that Vietnam is determined to innovate, at the same time, strengthening deep international integration and raising the level of the country's multilateral diplomacy.

Tunnel opening at a traffic intersection in Da Nang to serve the activities of the APEC 2017 Conference.

Notably, not only attending the APEC Summit, US President Donald Trump and other heads of state such as Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Chilean President Michelle Bachele,... all expressed their interest, attended and spoke at the APEC CEO Summit 2017.

This is a huge opportunity for Vietnam.

With the APEC forum, Vietnam has the opportunity to continue to strengthen friendship and deepen partnership with member economies - the world's leading economic and technological centers today. APEC Vietnam Year 2017 is also an opportunity for us to promote our country's image more widely, while also bringing development, promotion and exchange opportunities to regions, localities, business communities and people.

The APEC 2017 Conference will have the participation of more than 1,000 delegates, who are Chairmen and General Directors of multinational corporations and leading companies from major economies such as the US, Japan, Korea, etc. Within the framework of the Conference, in addition to the exchange and discussion sessions, there will also be a series of direct meetings between Vietnamese and international enterprises, to seek business and investment cooperation opportunities. Vietnamese enterprises will have more opportunities to connect and establish business relationships with world-class partners for development.

This shows that Vietnam is very proactive in organizing APEC 2017, considering this an opportunity to learn more experiences and raise awareness about this forum. At the same time, Vietnam will also proactively "seize" APEC 2017 as a great opportunity, as a driving force for national innovation and deep integration with the world.

Nguyen Thuc Tuan & TQ

(from Poland)