APEC Trade Ministers met in Arequipa, Peru on May 18, 2016

Trade Ministers from the APEC member economies issued a statement following their meeting in Arequipa on Wednesday on liberalizing and facilitating trade and investment to regain economic momentum and achieve their goals of prosperity for the region’s people.
The statement describes joint actions to be taken forward by APEC economies in the following priority areas:
• Enhancing Regional Economic Integration Agenda
• Promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Internationalization
• Developing Human Capital
• Strengthening Economic and Technical Cooperation
Press-release at the official APEC web-site
Full statement