Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang welcomes official from APEC Secretariat
WVR - On July 14, at the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang received Mr. Eduardo Pedrosa, Executive Director of APEC Secretariat for the 2025-2027 term.
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| Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang received Mr. Eduardo Pedrosa, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat for the 2025-2027 term. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
At the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang emphasized that over its 36 years of formation and development, APEC has affirmed its role as the leading economic cooperation mechanism in the Asia-Pacific region, acting as a driving force for economic integration and sustainable, inclusive development across the region.
As an active member, Vietnam has always attached great importance to APEC cooperation and proactively contributed to joint efforts to realize the APEC Vision 2040 for an open, dynamic, resilient, and peaceful Asia-Pacific community. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Minh Hang, this is clearly reflected in Vietnam’s contributions since joining APEC in 1998, including the proud achievements of APEC Years 2006 and 2017, as well as the proactive and determined spirit of Vietnam at all levels—from central to local—in preparing for and organizing APEC Year 2027.
Deputy Foreign Minister Minh Hang also highly appreciated the close cooperation and effective support of the APEC Secretariat for Vietnam over the years, especially when Vietnam hosted APEC in 2006 and 2017. To continue preparations for a successful APEC Year 2027, the Deputy Foreign Minister proposed that the Secretariat continue to support Vietnam in developing key content, priority themes, as well as communication activities and capacity-building—especially in promoting areas of current APEC interest such as innovation, digital transformation, green transition, artificial intelligence, and e-commerce.
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| At the reception, Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hang highly appreciated the close cooperation and effective support of the APEC Secretariat for Vietnam, especially when Vietnam hosted APEC in 2006 and 2017. |
For his part, Executive Director Eduardo affirmed that APEC members place great importance on cooperation, especially amid a global and regional landscape marked by volatility, geopolitical competition, and rising protectionism. This is clearly reflected in the number of economies that have proposed to host APEC Years from now through 2033, including: China (2026), Vietnam (2027), Mexico (2028), Singapore (2030), Japan (2031), Chile (2032), and Papua New Guinea (2033).
Mr. Eduardo praised Vietnam for its swift preparations for APEC Year 2027, including the establishment of the National Committee for APEC 2027 and the early selection of Phu Quoc as the venue for APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2027. He expressed confidence that, with the experience of hosting APEC in 2006 and 2017, along with its proactive, determined, and responsible spirit, Vietnam will successfully host APEC 2027 with many substantive outcomes.
At the meeting, Executive Director Eduardo also suggested several areas that APEC economies could further promote in the upcoming period, such as trade in services, structural reform, supply chain connectivity, tourism, and human resource development.
He affirmed that he and the APEC Secretariat are committed to working closely with Vietnam, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in preparing and organizing APEC Year 2027.
