Clinton lends support to APEC ideals<\/p>\n
U.S. President Bill Clinton's arrival in Jakarta yesterday,
\naccompanied by many of his administration's prominent members,
\naffirms his wholehearted commitment to the success of the Asia
\nPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) process.<\/p>\n
Fresh from the successes of his peace negotiations in the
\nMiddle East and Haiti, Clinton will be working toward the
\nobjective of securing increased cooperation in all facets of
\nrelationships among the 18 member countries.<\/p>\n
Clinton, who hosted the highly successful first APEC leaders
\nmeeting in Seattle, Washington, in November of last year, has
\ngone on record on numerous occasions to champion the ideals of
\nAPEC. Speaking at the Group of Seven Summit in Tokyo last year,
\nClinton stated that APEC was the most promising forum for
\nachieving a more open regional economy and for encouraging
\neconomic growth and opportunity throughout the region.<\/p>\n
Clinton has for many years advocated greater U.S. involvement
\nin the Asia-Pacific rim on the trade and economic fronts.<\/p>\n
\"Our first priority in foreign policy measures must be to
\nstimulate the American economy,\" Clinton said in a 1992 speech.
\n\"I have formed a strategy to increase the performance of our
\npeople, support productivity, encourage innovation and
\ninvestment, lower the national debt and create the strongest
\ntrade nation in the world.\"<\/p>\n
Clinton will also be targeting a more political direction for
\nthe fledgling APEC, according to Sandra Kristoff, Special
\nAssistant to the U.S. president and Senior Director for Asia and
\nPacific Economic Affairs at the National Security Council.<\/p>\n
\"I think that it is fair to say that there is an emerging
\nconsensus among APEC economies that issues of trade and
\ninvestment, facilitation and liberalization need to be moved
\ncenter stage in APEC's agenda,\" Kristoff said in Washington,
\nD.C., in October of this year.<\/p>\n
Clinton will find a welcome ally in President Soeharto, the
\nhost of the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting, who has also voiced
\nsupport for freer trade among APEC countries.<\/p>\n
This advertising section composed by Bruce Emond from
\nmaterials provided by the United States Information Services
\n(USIS).<\/p>",
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