We support the idea of forming an Asia-Pacific free-trade area. Vietnam, the host of this year's Apec meeting, was the first state to sign a free-trade agreement with the union. We suggested forming it on the basis of the Eurasian Economic Union and China's Belt and Road initiative. We have an equally serious approach to involving small and medium businesses in Apec's economic integration processes, and supporting female entrepreneurship and startup companies run by young entrepreneurs. We intend to engage in substantive discussions on all these topics at the 25th Apec Economic Leaders' Meeting this week.

Source: Bangkok Post November 09, 2017 21:45 UTC