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News: Politics
31 Dec 08 | 12 events that marked 20082008 was a busy year for the Asia-Pacific: an earthquake with tragic consequences, attacks, the outbreak of a new economic crisis and various multilateral events marked the year, which we will review through twelve milestones that occurred during the year that ends today. |
21 Nov 08 | APEC 2008: Foreign Minister Foxley announces P7(David Azócar from Lima) Chile’s foreign minister, Alejandro Foxley, announced that negotiations will begin to include Peru, the United States and Australia in the P4 as of March 2009. The old P4, therefore, will now be known as the P7. Minister Foxley’s announcement came at APEC Peru’s 2008 Closing Ceremony of the 20th Summit of Ministers. The Chile Asia-Pacific portal therefore spoke with the minister and Carlos Furche, General Director of Chile’s DIRECON, regarding recent changes in the trans-Pacific partnership (TPP), formerly known as P4. |
20 Nov 08 | APEC Peru 2008: “Peru will become the real bridge between Asia and South America”(David Azócar from Lima) This is how the host of APEC 2008 , President Alan Garcia, opened the 4th meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in his home nation of Peru. His comments were made regarding Peru's potential within APEC and other issues in the region during the 16th session of the Asia-Pacific economic forum. |
