APEC Nations Endorse Global Free Trade
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics
- Subcategories: Trade, Commerce, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Washington
- Date: November 18-20, 1993
Article abstract: At a Seattle meeting, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) nations took major steps toward worldwide trade liberalization and supported efforts in the Uruguay Round of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) trade negotiations.
Support for Trade Liberalization
Major achievements of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) meeting in Seattle, Washington, on November 18-20, 1993, include the unequivocal endorsement of a trade liberalization program and the decision to achieve free trade in the Pacific region as quickly...
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