"Responding together with the priorities of our peoples "
During the course of 2008 our country took place in two events of great importance to international and economic: the Presidential Summit EU-LAC (Latin America, Caribbean and the European Union) and the other is the Forum of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation-APEC PERU 2008 (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) . latter has not yet been made as recently will be held in November.
In 2008 we chairing this event has touched Peru being the headquarters of the major APEC meetings. This in turn will allow us to make known to the world the wonders that has our territory, which allows for somewhat ahead of other South American countries. It also allows us to provide some promotion in the field of business and investment. For the purpose of these meetings we accomplish the objectives, the state with the private sector, civil sector, and others are preparing for these acts have the success we are expecting. You are conducting various training programs and even for people are aware of these events so important to Peru.
The goal with these forums for this year is to reach consensus on a strategy where there is integration to promote development of regions and the profits are shared between them through a Participació n active and steady state governments, private and state institutions, and so on.
EU-LAC first held in 1999 in Rio de Janeiro. That's which agreed to give it the character of this institution have a mechanism for global development. The following meetings have already taken place in 2002, 2004 and 2006 in Madrid, Guadalajara and Vienna, respectively.
The act has already been carried out was precisely this mechanism, held on 16 May this year, attended by over 50 heads of state. Key topics addressed poverty, social exclusion, and could not leave out the environmental problems which also addressed issues about global warming and the environment.
The first topics discussed were the two central themes of the summit. The first relates to the eradication of poverty, inequality, exclusióny development. Also included are additional targets for member countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. For instance, prevent desnutricióny eradicate child malnutrition, achieving universal care for mothers in the making, eradication of illiteracy, little by little, access to water and sewer ETCE tera.
As you say, integration is the best thing you can do a continent. For reference take the European Union, which has only managed to be one arise. So why does not America also?
Leaders after meeting girded commitment to combat poverty, and rising concerns about global food supply.
was agreed that special attention will be given the priority needs of developing member countries of the Andean Community. The next meeting will be held in Madrid in 2010.
initially appearedA The main topics of the V Summit were to be no agreement because of the rumors that were over by some presidents. However, the tension dropped because in the end all walked down the runway that had been expected. Most of what helped was the format that has prevented the summit because there is some kind of confrontation. Finally, after completion of the work planned format, the leaders came to the conclusion of EU-LAC Peru 2008 and adopted the Declaration of Lima, who collected the substantive issues and made maintenance of previously agreed.
In that document, which consists of fourteen pages, beyond declarative paragraphs, there are issues of great importance that were agreed that benefits us citizens. It is special in regard to policy to be met no later than in 2020.
is no small thing there is this kind of commitment through to the Latin American countries, but could not do much if you do not have enough capital. That's why, that everything would come with financial support because in the paper mentioned the adoption some measures as a "debt for social investment", as cited.
also sealed the commitment to promote the welfare achieve more united. Then it will work for equal opportunities and greater participation.
Another aspect that is reflected there and for us, the Peruvians, it is extremely important, and intercedes for the conclusion next year of negotiations between the EU and the Andean Community to reach agreement taking into account some aspects.
As noted another concern was the rise of food that also earned an important point in the declaration, with the difference that there was no action. When many think he should not be so because they need immediate action to help those countries that are experiencing this problem with greater emphasis and populations have been really affected by this increase.
food shortages, explained in a way because more and more areas for biofuel crops was about debate in certain groups. But that is not reflected in the statement.
also touched on the creation of a project which they called "Euroclima" as a mechanism for exchanging information on climate change in Latin America.
The presidents reaffirmed their commitment to promote the diversification of energy sources. Along with this agreement is the RESEARCH AND support the exchange of knowledge about renewable energy and less intensive in the use of carbon, thus agreeing fomenting some more sustainable consumption patterns.
But other issues may have played, why exactly they chose as its theme of poverty and sustainable development? Here's the answer:
From the Guadalajara Summit in 2004, heads of government have placed poverty, inequality and exclusion in the center of their relationships. The aim is to share experiences, promote best practices, so that in that way can contribute to societies where there is greater equality for all.
Then on the next point we can say that both Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, development and prosperity of the people depend on the environment in which we, including environmental protection and good use of natural resources. Recognizing this, the EU-LAC Summit agreed in Vienna to start a dialogue that revolves around the environment. Attempts to give special attention in areas such as climate change, energy, and so on.
It is therefore very important to show why the two regions have common interests in developing these points.
With this, we can say that the importance among members of the EU-LAC is that relations have improved with the passage of time, they share different human values, the EU is an important partner in both political and Latin American economic and foreign-led investment and development assistance, among others.
also find additional targets of the Millennium Goals made by countries in Latin America and the Caribbean from which include:
-fight against malnutrition, eradicate desnutricióny prevent child malnutrition, especially in children under 3 years, with the aim of eliminating hunger in those countries serving the right to food by ensuring, in turn, the food security peoples.
-Access to health: Universalize care for pregnant mothers and newborns. And the progressive access to health services.
-Illiteracy: Progressively eradicate illiteracy.
"Better education, universal preschool education, giving a better quality basic education and provide a enlargement, increased coverage and quality of secondary and higher education. Professional-Quality
: Promote professional and vocational education.
-Aguaydrain: universal access to safe water and sanitation. More
-employment: Increasing employment rates and to establish programs that are top professionals.
-Decent housing, improve housing conditions of vulnerable groups of the population.
Parallel to the development of the V Summit of Heads of State, was given the People's Summit was sponsored by political organizations leftists. Its purpose was to discuss the neoliberal economic model, according to its organizers, is implementing the European continent and some other Latin American government. And that's as opposed the V Summit was called by the president as "anti-summit."
The difference between EU-LAC and APEC, is that the latter will bring together 21 countries from America, Asia and Oceania to promote sustainable development and benefit sharing among members.
Regarding APEC, many may think that this meeting did not benefit us impediment in anything that our continent is separated from Asia by the Pacific Ocean. But since there we quote a phrase from Thor Heyerdahl "Oceans do not isolate the people, by contrast, serve to bring them." And as a great example of that quote is what will happen in November, because all that goes far beyond geography.
The important thing is that it would give us a great importance to ensure a better future for children and young people today. What is sought is to be a greater investment, which creates more work, leading to lower unemployment, higher economic growth occurring in the country. Well, there's no way we want to solve our problems if we do not have an economy that is needed to settle it all. That can not come from nowhere if we do not have adequate preparation, because that helps me be a part of this new project if you do not know how to handle it, what to do, how to solve the problems I present . That's why training is being received This is already a big step, because there is nothing better than education. We as young people are the ones who should be better informed on this subject, because in our hands to continue this we will leave, because it is not we start with all this, going as it had a planned and that while under our management is to destroy all that effort was built.
The objective of APEC is the consolidation of a large free trade area. However, as I have said before, no preparation is better not to intervene and in the future will be lost in this topic.
But do we know how all this started? Well. While there was a time where there will be agreements between nations in order to defend himself during the war to each other, this has changed now, because now the objective is to promote community welfare.
Thus, countries that were in the Pacific Rim APEC decided to form in the year 1989, initiated by Italian Prime Minister Robert Hawke. He was a minister who initiated it, as a first these meetings were carried out only by the ministers of each country, at that time were an average of twelve nations that composed it, among which are to: United States, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, New Zealand, South Korea, Canada, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia. It's like ten years later he carried out the second summit in Singapore. And a year later was the third summit in Seoul.
During the latter accepted the integration of three countries: Chinese Taipei, China and Hong Kong. Subsequently, in 1993 joined Papua New Guinea and Mexico, thus rising the number of members to fifteen.
The following year, in 1994, Indonesia agreed on the formation of a zone that allows free trade and investment for all economies. This is where you accept the integration of Chile. Later, in 1995, it begins to set the criteria gave way to that project.
Thus with the passing of the years several countries have been integrated, as when he entered they become part of Peru, along with Vietnam and Russia, while performing some analysis on the economic crisis in some areas of Asia. All this happened about 11 years ago. In turn, decide to place certain ten-year moratorium on the acceptance of new countries as members of this forum.
Today there are 21 countries that make up APEC, fitting highlight to Peru and Chile are the only South American member countries, United States, Mexico, Australia, Thailand, among others. These nations are known by the name of countries, but are called "member economies".
Since its inception, APEC brings together top government officials globally through meetings of ministers of state. Without leaving behind the heads of state also began to meet after 1993.
One of the objectives we can mention five of them are considered the most outstanding:
-Sustaining Growth and development of peoples, thus enabling In turn the growth and development of the global economy. -Strengthen
gains regions and countries.
-Development and strengthening the open multilateral system in the interest of the Asia - Pacific.
-Reduction of barriers to trade in goods and services among the participants.
-Promote economic cooperation between the "member economies".
One of the positive things that have this forum, is that decisions are taken by consensus, thus avoiding the influence of developed countries over those in developing countries. Member economies have no penalty for not complying with one of these agreements, as they have all the freedom to handle dates - limit them.
our country's entry this forum is a response to the overwhelming desire we have to strengthen our economic ties with other nations. As they also were the subject of our integration of the new opportunities presented to us for improving our trade and development. It really is an honor for us to be the host of this sixteenth Leaders Summit to be held in our country. This forum gives pass to dialogue and agreement by consensus on where the ideas of all participants are heard and respected in that way will achieve free trade and countless investment opportunities. To be within those countries with a major growth forces us to continue working with more intensity to keep pace with modernity.
Our integration was not easy as many believe, because there are a number of requirements must be met to be part of the Forum. One such factor was that we increased our trade relations with countries in Asia, including China stands out because it became a major buyer of Peruvian minerals. Besides that participate as members of different groups without being formal members of APEC. The great benefit that brought us to the admission was that our status has improved much compared to global conventions. This brings more foreign investment due to the acquired image to the world.
Among the benefits that APEC provides are: the reduction of prices of various products, the acquisition of older products at a much lower price, higher exports, more jobs, more investment, poverty reduction.
So, in conclusion we can say: "Both
Forum Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation as the V Summit of Heads of State of EU-LAC are useful tools for the development of our nation n, but it would be good for us to do many illusions as if all this gave a tremendous shift in our economic situation. Not impossible, but it will take perhaps good time.
"These two mechanisms also help us to learn from large countries in the world economy.
"The opportunity to host the Summit contribute beneficially to our economic development through direct factors such as investment in Peru, or indirectly through tourism would generate , a.
"We need to prepare for these events for a country that visitors see Peru as a country suitable for investment and tourism.
Hope this is not a simple dialogue and agreement. But that outlines goals are met and to carry out specific jobs, not for the sake of a few ... but for the sake of the whole population.
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