APEC ministers' joint statement

APEC ministers' joint statement

Following is the joint statement issued on Saturday, Nov. 12,
1994, at the conclusion of the two-day ministerial meeting of the
18 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members in Jakarta. The
statement comprises 72 points addressing various programs and
plans for the five-year-old forum.

JOINT STATEMENT

1. Ministers from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada,
Chile, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore,
Chinese Taipei, Thailand, and the United States of America
participated in the Sixth Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Ministerial Meeting convened in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov.
11-12, 1994. Members of the APEC Secretariat were also present.
The ASEAN Secretariat, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
(PECC), and the South Pacific Forum (SPF) attended as observers.

2. The President of the Republic of Indonesia, His
Excellency, Mr. Soeharto, opened the Meeting by extending the
warmest welcome to all delegates attending the Sixth APEC
Ministerial Meeting. He stated that the world situation now
provides opportunities to all nations to work together in
developing a new world order that is more equitable, stable,
secure, and peaceful, in order to enhance the prosperity and
welfare of the peoples. In this regard, the Asia- Pacific region
has achieved remarkable progress due to appropriate economic
policies.

3. In his remarks, he expressed the view that APEC
cooperation should be further developed in the future. He stated
that the Asia- Pacific region should continue to promote and
facilitate the flow of investment and trade, as well as
strengthen consultation in the field of macroeconomic policies,
enhance the quality of economic infrastructure, human resources
development, quality and quantity of small and medium
enterprises, and the acquisition and development of appropriate
technology.

4. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Hartarto,
Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade of the Republic of
Indonesia. In his speech, Mr. Hartarto underlined that the Sixth
APEC Ministerial Meeting in Indonesia was geared towards the
promotion of greater trade and investment. He further stated that
the Meeting was to support economic cooperation on development of
human resources, improvement of small and medium enterprises,
improvement of infrastructure, involvement of private/business
sector, so that cooperation in APEC will eventually bring about
prosperity of the people of the Asia- Pacific Region. U.S.
Secretary of State Warren Christopher, speaking as chairman of
the Fifth APEC Ministerial Meeting, expressed his deep
appreciation for Indonesia's chairmanship of APEC in 1994 and for
hosting the Sixth Ministerial Meeting. He congratulated President
Soeharto, Minister Alatas, Minister Hartarto, and their
colleagues for their leadership in sustaining the momentum
achieved in APEC and for giving APEC a vitality that reflects and
reinforces the dynamic qualities of the Asia-Pacific region.

5. Ministers looked forward to the meeting of APEC Economic
Leaders to be held in Bogor, Indonesia, on Nov. 15, 1994. The
Meeting offered a unique opportunity for leaders to give
substance to the vision enunciated at the Blake Island meeting in
order to achieve the objective of sustainable growth and common
prosperity of the region.

6. Ministers held discussions on a range of topics,
including:

- Economic Trends and Issues

- Trade and Investment Issues

- The Second Report of the Eminent Persons Group

- The Report of the Pacific Business Forum

- Human Resources Development

- Cooperation in Improving Public and Commercial Infrastructure

- Small and Medium Enterprises

- Implementation of Leaders' Vision and Initiatives

- The APEC Work Program

- Organizational Issues

- Other Matters

ECONOMIC TRENDS AND ISSUES

7. Ministers welcomed the Report of the Ad Hoc Group on
Economic Trends and Issues (ETI) and appreciated its useful work
during the past four years. They reaffirmed the Group's important
role in promoting economic dialog throughout the region and
encouraging economic growth and increasing the economic well-
being of all peoples. Ministers emphasized the necessity for the
strengthening of APEC's capability in the analysis of long-term
macroeconomic trends and studies of microeconomic issues.
Ministers agreed to transform the group into an Economic
Committee and endorsed the Terms of Reference of the new
Committee.

8. Ministers thanked Chinese Taipei for its valuable work on
the economic outlook prepared for the Ministers' review. They
agreed that in-depth analyses of the current situation of the
three areas - trade, investment and technology transfer - provide
a good basis to contribute to further APEC discussions on each of
the three areas.

9. Ministers discussed the 1995 work plan for the Economic
Committee which, from the outset, will be based on the following
ongoing activities:

- preparation of the 1995 APEC Economic Outlook

- circulation of key economic information

- analysis of the 3Es project - Economic Growth, Energy and the
Environment

- examination of the linkages between privatization and trade
liberalization

- analysis of industrial and technological linkages in the
region.

- study of the effect of excessive exchange rate movement on
trade and investment in the region

10. Ministers welcomed Japan's presentation on "Partners for
Progress" on the promotion of further economic cooperation and
development in the Asia- Pacific region by reinforcing all the
members' ability to effectively mobilize their human and other
resources. Ministers' recognized that cooperation to sustain the
growth and development of the region for the common good of its
peoples is one of the primary objectives in the APEC activities,
and noted that the proposal will be further elaborated for
consideration by Senior Officials.

SECOND REPORT OF THE EMINENT PERSONS GROUP

11. Ministers expressed their deep appreciation to the
Eminent Persons Group (EPG) for its second report and commended
the successful fulfillment of its mandate to recommend proposals
on how to realize a long term vision for APEC. Ministers welcomed
that report of the EPG which sets out a number of fundamental and
important principles for APEC in three important directions:
trade and investment facilitation, trade liberalization, and
technical cooperation. Ministers noted that the EPG Report would
serve as a valuable reference document for future deliberations
including at the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Bogor.

REPORT OF THE PACIFIC BUSINESS FORUM

12. Ministers welcomed the report presented by the co-chairs
of the Pacific Business Forum (PBF), and commended PBF members
for their valuable input of business/private sector views.
Ministers expressed their appreciation for the many concrete
proposals put forward in the PBF report, and noted that these
would serve as valuable reference points for future
deliberations. Ministers further noted that the PBF Report would
be considered by APEC Economic Leaders at their Bogor Meeting.

13. Ministers reaffirmed the critical role of the private
sector in APEC. They endorsed the U.S. proposal to create of an
ongoing business/private sector advisory body as recommended
unanimously by the PBF.

TRADE AND INVESTMENT ISSUES

14. Ministers welcomed the substantial progress achieved by
the CTI in the works related to trade and investment throughout
the year. They reconfirmed trade and investment liberalization as
a cornerstone of APEC's identity and activity. Ministers agreed
to adopt the CTI Annual Report to Ministers, and approved its
recommendations for the work program for 1995.

15. Ministers endorsed the establishment of the two sub-
committees under CTI, namely the Sub-Committee on Standards and
Conformance and the Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures.

16. Ministers recognized the need to support trade and
investment programs with appropriate technical assistance to
maximize the effectiveness of APEC activities.

THE MEETING OF MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF TRADE

17. Ministers welcomed the outcomes of the Meeting of APEC
Ministers in Charge of Trade which was held in Jakarta on Oct. 6,
1994. As mandated by the Fifth Ministerial Meeting in Seattle
last year, the main purpose of this Meeting was to review the
results of the Uruguay Round and its implications for the region
and consider next steps for regional and global trade
liberalization.

18. Ministers reaffirmed their determination to achieve full
implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round and to
demonstrate leadership by making maximum efforts in each of their
economies to ensure the early ratification of the agreement
establishing the World Trade Organization so that it is
operational as of Jan. 1, 1995. In this regard, Ministers
expressed their strong support to non-GATT members of APEC to
complete the negotiations as soon as possible to enable them to
become original members of the WTO. Ministers affirmed that these
negotiations should be based on substantive and commercially
meaningful commitments.

19. Ministers further welcomed other initiatives reached by
the Meeting, inter alia in developing a series of APEC seminars
or workshops designed to exchange views on and explore scope for
common regional approaches on the implementation of the results
of the Uruguay Round; and in conducting programs that will be
particularly valuable in helping to implement Uruguay Round
results in the area of among others, anti- dumping, services,
intellectual property rights, customs and rules of origin. In
this respect, Ministers took note the recognition of the Meeting
to the importance of APEC's contribution to global trade,
investment and economic growth and the emphasized the importance
of maintaining momentum of trade liberalization. Ministers
appreciated the support of the Meeting to the efforts in
facilitating trade and investment liberalization in the Asia-
Pacific region.

SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

20. Ministers commended SME experts for their excellent work
during 1994 and noted the importance of this area of cooperation.
They also commended Chinese Taipei for its report of the APEC
Survey on Small and Medium Enterprises. They welcomed the
recommendations prepared by SME experts and their two meetings
and encouraged Senior Officials to implement these
recommendations.

21. Ministers also endorsed the SME Ministers'
recommendation to upgrade the SME Experts Meeting into an ad hoc
SME Policy Level Group.

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

22. Ministers adopted the "Declaration on the Human
Resources Development Framework". The Declaration identifies the
principles and elements of human resources development in APEC,
while establishing a mechanism to plan and manage the
implementation of these principles over time.

23. Ministers reaffirmed that human resources are the
greatest single asset in achieving economic growth and
development whose goal is the well- being of their peoples. It is
important that APEC be able to identify changes in the demand for
skills in critical sectors which may cause bottlenecks to growth
and development if not efficiently resolved. It is also important
to develop, through general public education in public and
private training, a labor force that has the fundamental attitude
to permit a flexible response as requirements change.

24. Certain groups must be especially targeted for
investment and human resources development on the basis of their
capacity to enhance the development of others. These groups
include entrepreneurs, managers and technical workers in both
business/private and public sector, educators of primary,
secondary, tertiary and vocational education, trainers in
technologies needed for the next higher levels of economic
development in member economies, and the future economic leaders
of the region.

25. Ministers affirmed the importance of both public and
private sector training in small and medium enterprises, in
industrial and infrastructural technology, and a sustainable
development which can mitigate and prevent negative impacts on
current growth on future prosperity.

26. Ministers welcomed the U.S. proposal for establishing a
private sector funded APEC Education Foundation. Such a
Foundation could track all APEC human resources
development/educational activities, and could provide back-up and
serve as a resource to the Human Resources Development Working
Group, the associated Partnership for Education and Education
Forum, and the APEC Leaders Education Initiatives. The U.S.
offered to develop a detailed concept paper on this proposal for
the consideration of Senior Officials and other relevant APEC
bodies.

COOPERATION IN IMPROVING PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE

27. Ministers noted the importance of the infrastructure
issue for APEC and its bearing on future economic development.
They commended Indonesia for raising important issues in its
useful paper on Cooperation in the Improvement of Commercial and
Public Infrastructure. They took note with interest of the
outcome of the World Infrastructure Forum held in Jakarta in
October 1994, particularly in encouraging business sector
involvement in infrastructure development.

28. Ministers endorsed the recommendations contained in the
paper submitted by Indonesia which constitute a basis for further
work in this area, especially in the area of bilateral projects
with region-wide impact.

29. Recognizing the importance of an adequate, efficient and
safe transportation system and the need for accelerated
development of transportation infrastructure, as well as for
better use of existing facilities, Ministers welcomed a proposal
by the United States to host a meeting of APEC Ministers in-
charge of Transportation in mid 1995. Ministers agreed to ask the
Working Group on Transportation to assist Ministers in
elaborating this proposal.

30. Information and communication will play a major role in
economic growth and development in APEC economies. The
development of international and domestic information
infrastructure is a priority for all APEC economies. Ministers
noted the interest of the Working Group on Telecommunications in
the development of an APEC information infrastructure. Ministers
further noted the Global Information Infrastructure concept
introduced at the ITU World Telecommunications Development
Conference. Ministers encouraged the Working Group on
Telecommunications and other relevant APEC fora to study the GII
concept in their future work.

THE APEC WORK PROGRAM

31. Recognizing the importance of the ten APEC Working
Groups to the process of APEC, Ministers stressed that activities
undertaken by the ten Working Groups were an integral part of
APEC's efforts to contribute to the region's development and
prosperity in specific fields. Ministers noted that in 1994 the
Working Groups had made greater efforts to realize the objectives
contained in the vision and policy issues statements approved
last year. Ministers approved the consolidated report of the APEC
Working Groups.

TRADE AND INVESTMENT DATA

32. Ministers welcomed a substantial progress made toward
obtaining a near comparable merchandise trade database for APEC
economies. Ministers also noted the steady efforts of the Working
Group to make consistent the published data of service trade and
foreign direct investment flows and directed the Group to speed
up those efforts.

TRADE PROMOTION

33. Ministers noted with satisfaction that the Working Group
has been active in engaging the business/private sector in their
activities: the Working Group held successfully the 4th
Seminar/3rd Training Course on trade promotion and the first APEC
Trade Fair with the full-scale participation of business people;
the Group assisted in the formation of the Asia Pacific Business
Network (APB-Net); and the Group has been engaged in collecting
information and data to be used by the business sector.

INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

34. Ministers noted the initiative of the Group to focus
more on the issue of industrial science and technology, having
the name changed to the "Working Group on Industrial Science and
Technology". Ministers were also encouraged by a variety of work
projects such as APEC Technomart, to facilitate technology
transfer and to promote information flows of industrial science
and technology among members.

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

35. Ministers, noting the impressive number of projects
completed by the Working Group in 1994, and 20 new activities -
eight of them entirely self-funded - planned for 1995, expressed
satisfaction that an increasing number of these projects directly
addressed topics of their concern. They also expressed their
confidence that the new planning mechanism for HRD expressed in
their Ministerial Declaration would provide additional impetus in
the design and implementation of such projects.

ENERGY COOPERATION

36. Ministers noted that the Energy Working Group has been
active in implementing programs to encourage the more efficient
delivery and consumption of energy, and to mitigate the
environmental consequences of energy use. They welcomed the
initiatives of the Group in underpinning technical programs by
policy discussion conducive to a freer flow of information,
investment and trade, noting that the Group has endorsed 14 non-
binding principles to guide its work.

MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION

37. Ministers noted that the Working Group had initiated
consultations with other international organizations involved in
implementation of the Oceans Chapter of UNCED Agenda 21, with the
objective of enhancing coordination of these activities in the
Asia- Pacific region. They also welcomed the effort of the
Working Group on red tide, and integrated coastal zone management
to monitor and control land-based sources of pollution.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

38. Ministers welcomed and endorsed the Guidelines for
Regional Harmonization of Equipment Certification and for Trade
in International Value-Added Network Services as developed and
agreed by the Working Group following the Ministerial
recommendation on the subject in Seattle in November 1993.
Ministers also appreciated the Working Group's emphasis on an
active human resources development program and its continuing
work in the field of electronic data interchange.

FISHERIES

39. Ministers noted the importance of fisheries to the
region, in particular to many developing member economies and
recognized the benefit of work that is being undertaken by the
Working Group in the areas of cooperation in fish harvesting and
post-harvest technologies, seafood trade, health and quality
control for fisheries products, and aquaculture training and
development.

TRANSPORTATION

40. Ministers noted the importance of efficient
transportation systems as an integral part of regional
infrastructure in promoting growth and development. They welcomed
the completion of the survey of regional transport systems and
services as a stepping stone to further improvements in the
transportation sector, and praised the Working Group's ongoing
project addressing regional transportation congestion points.
Ministers expressed their appreciation for the Working Group's
report to Ministers on the effects of deregulation on small and
medium enterprises in the transportation sector.

TOURISM

41. Ministers noted the statement submitted to them by the
Working Group on Tourism highlighting the significant role of the
tourism sector in the development of the APEC region, and
priority areas of future work. Ministers encouraged the Working
Group to continue and develop further its activities in these
areas.

IMPLEMENTATION OF LEADERS VISION AND INITIATIVES
APEC LEADERS ECONOMIC VISION STATEMENT, 1993: PROGRESS ON THEMES

42. Ministers expressed appreciation for the presentation by
Canada of the paper "APEC 1994 Work Program: Progress on Leaders
Priorities and Issues". Ministers noted that the paper presented
a useful survey of the breadth and scope of APEC's range of
activities, relating them to the Seattle Leaders' initiatives.
Ministers endorsed the release of this report as a contribution
to public understanding of APEC activities.

REMARKS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEADERS
INITIATIVES ON BLAKE ISLAND

1. The Establishment of the Pacific Business Forum

43. Ministers welcomed the work that has been concluded by
the PBF. (A complete Ministers' comment on the PBF is stated at
the item of "The Report of Pacific Business Forum".)

2. Finance Ministers' Meeting

44. Ministers noted that APEC Finance Ministers had met in
Honolulu, Hawaii on March 18-19, 1994 and had agreed to further a
dialog in areas of mutual interest, such as recent economic
developments, capital flows and financial markets issues, with a
focus on private financing of infrastructure. They welcomed the
decision of the APEC Finance Ministers to hold a second Meeting
in Indonesia on April 15-16, 1995.

3. APEC Education Program

45. Ministers welcomed progress towards the realization of
the program through the participation of many APEC member
economies, noting the importance of educational links in
strengthening ties among member economies, especially the
progress on APEC Study Centers in members economies.

46. Ministers welcomed the launching of the APEC Next
Generations' Program which was held in Cheju Island, Korea on
Sept. 11-16, 1994, under the theme "Toward a Prosperous Pacific
Age". The U.S. has offered to host the second ANGP Workshop in
Seattle in 1995.

4. APEC Business Volunteer Program

47. Ministers commended Thailand on organizing a seminar
which had reached consensus on how to advance the goals of the
program, notably through the establishment of focal points in
member economies to identify needs for and expertise in each such
economy, to network with other focal points, and to serve as a
dissemination point for information on the program.

5. Non-Binding Investment Principles

48. Ministers endorsed the set of Non-Binding Investment
Principles prepared in response to the initiative of APEC
Economic Leaders at their informal meeting in Seattle. These
principles represent an important aspect of work by APEC on
investment. Ministers welcomed these principles and directed the
CTI to continue work on investment issues, with the active
involvement of the business community, to enhance investment
among member economies.

6. Energy, Environment and Economic Growth

49. Ministers commended Japan for its report to the
Ministers on the 3Es. They discussed the increasing demand for
energy and the growing significance of environmental issues in
the region, and noted the importance of 3Es and the simultaneous
achievement of the 3Es. Ministers noted that the Japanese paper
will prove helpful to the Energy Working Group in defining its
future efforts.

50. Ministers also examined the future issue, as pointed out
in the report, of improving the regional structure of energy
demand-supply, and discussed APEC's vital role in information
exchange, fostering common understanding and policy discussion.

7. APEC Center for Technology Exchange and Training for Small and
Medium Sized Enterprises

51. Ministers welcomed the progress in elaboration and
realization of the project to make small and medium enterprises
more globally competitive through the two- pronged strategy of
technology exchange and training for such enterprises.

8. Small and Medium Enterprises Ministers Meeting

52. Ministers thanked Japan for hosting the Osaka Small and
Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting and concurred with the
SMEs Ministers' Joint Statement that SMEs were increasingly
important in terms of heightening economic complementarities and
development in the region. They also agreed that market- oriented
SMEs policy on Human Resources Development, information access,
technology and technology sharing, the availability of finance
and market access should be enhanced.

53. Ministers noted that a sound base had been established
for APEC SME policy dialog and noted the joint meeting between
the business/private sector and the Ministers in that it had
obviously enhanced the practical value of the discussions in the
SME Ministerial Meeting.

54. Ministers endorsed the SME Ministers' recommendation to
upgrade the SME Experts Meeting into an Ad Hoc SME Policy-Level
Group, and also the terms of reference for this group, as well as
the further recommendation that APEC commission an industrial
outlook study. They welcomed the decision to hold a second SME
Ministerial Meeting in Australia in 1995.

55. Ministers welcomed Japan's voluntary contribution to the
fostering of APEC SMEs, such as the establishment of training and
support programs.

ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES

APEC SECRETARIAT

56. Ministers noted with appreciation the work of Ambassador
Rusli Noor and his staff at the Secretariat during the second
year of the Secretariat's operation. Ministers stressed the
importance of the Secretariat in facilitating and coordinating
APEC's work programs and in promoting information exchanges among
member economies as well as among various Committees and Working
Groups.

57. Ministers took note that the initial arrangement of the
APEC Secretariat is approaching its end. In this regard,
Ministers asked the SOM to review the arrangement and the
function of the Secretariat to ensure that the Secretariat is
meeting APEC's evolving needs, and submit recommendations for new
arrangements to the next Ministerial Meeting. Ministers also
endorsed the establishment of a Task Force for this purpose, the
Terms of Reference of which are contained in the SOM report.

58. Ministers noted that the Secretariat will have to meet
its recurrent expenditure including salaries and allowances of
locally-recruited staff, utility charges, and charges for the
maintenance of buildings and office equipment, which are
currently being borne by the Singapore Government, effective on
Jan.1, 1996. Ministers agreed on the need for the current
arrangements for staffing and funding the Secretariat to be
reviewed. Ministers endorsed Senior Officials' recommendations to
form a task force to examine this matter and report to the next
Ministerial Meeting.

PARTICIPATION ISSUES

59. Ministers welcomed the membership of Chile in APEC
beginning with this Ministerial meeting.

60. Ministers discussed the issue of participation by non-
member economies and organizations in APEC Working Groups.
Ministers decided that the matter be referred back to the Senior
Officials for them to work out criteria and principles to be
submitted to the 1995 APEC Ministerial Meeting.

61. Ministers noted the progress made to formulate policies
that can promote business activities in the region.

62. Ministers particularly noted the contributions of the
Pacific Business Forum and the Eminent Persons Group and the
increased participation of the business/private sector in APEC at
all levels, notably in Working Group activities.

63. Ministers welcomed the establishment of the Asia Pacific
Business Network (APB Net). Ministers commended the work of APB-
Net as a concrete implementation of business/private sector
engagement in the APEC process and Ministers also expected that
this new forum could be a vital and effective channel for
promoting business-to-business networking.

BUDGET ISSUES

64. Ministers welcomed the establishment of the Budget and
Administrative Committee and noted with satisfaction its
successful operation during 1994. Ministers approved a 1995
budget of US$ 2,227,732 as drawn up by the Committee and
recommended by Senior Officials. Ministers also endorsed the
contribution levels recommended by Senior Officials for 1995, but
noted that the overall approach for assessing members'
contributions would be reviewed next year by the BAC.

65. Ministers asked that the Budget and Administrative
Committee should continue its useful work in examining and making
recommendations to Senior Officials on budgetary issues and on
how to improve operational and administrative efficiency.

OTHER MATTERS

ACDS

66. Ministers welcomed the report on the completion of the
first stage of the APEC Communications and Database System (ACDS)
project and noted that the ACDS promises to be the communications
hub and information repository of APEC.

67. Ministers urged full use of ACDS to increase APEC's
efficiency and greatly improve communications among the member
economies, Working Groups and Committees and the Secretariat.

ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS MEETING

68. Ministers noted the Philippines presentation of the
concept of Debt-for-Nature Swap in relation to sustainable
development.

69. Ministers welcomed the result of the Meeting of the APEC
Ministers concerned with the Environment which was held in
Vancouver, Canada on March 23-25, 1994. Ministers also welcomed
the suggestions for implementation developed by the Environmental
Experts Meeting in Hua Lien, Chinese Taipei, on Aug. 25-27, 1994.
They directed the SOM and the Working Groups to study these
suggestions and directed the SOM to report to the Seventh
Ministerial Meeting on its progress in integrating environmental
issues into ongoing APEC activities.

PREPARATION FOR THE SEVENTH MINISTERIAL MEETING

70. Ministers thanked Japan for the valuable briefing on the
preparations of the Seventh APEC Ministerial Meeting in Osaka,
Japan, in 1995.

VENUES FOR FUTURE APEC MEETINGS

71. As decided at the Fourth Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok,
the Seventh Ministerial Meeting will be held in Japan in 1995.
The Eighth and Ninth Ministerial Meetings will be held in 1996
and 1997, hosted respectively by the Republic of the Philippines
and Canada. Malaysia will host the Tenth Ministerial Meeting in
1998.

72. Ministers and their delegations expressed their deep and
wholehearted appreciation to the Republic of Indonesia for its
warm and generous hospitality towards all the participants and
the excellent facilities and arrangements made available for the
Meeting.