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Pacific rim leaders gather in Shanghai to attend APEC summit
Pacific Rim leaders are gathering in Shanghai for the most high-powered meeting since the September 11th attacks on the U.S. The APEC summit, normally dominated by economic issues, is expected to focus on the US-declared War on Terrorism.
Pacific Rim leaders are gathering in Shanghai for the most
high-powered meeting since the September 11th attacks on the
US The APEC summit, normally dominated by economic issues,
is expected to focus on the US-declared War on Terrorism.
Foreign ministers of the 21 Pacific Rim APEC members have been meeting in Shanghai to hammer out the groundwork for this weekend's annual APEC leaders' summit. Secretary of State Colin Powell was there to reinforce the US campaign for support for its so-called war on terrorism and to ask for help. President Bush arrived in Shanghai for the APEC leaders' summit this weekend, his first foreign trip since the September 11th attacks.
The US campaign has been criticised by Muslim nations like Indonesia and Malaysia. China urged United Nations involvement amid concerns it shares with Moscow over Washington's dominant role so far.
But APEC officials said the ministers had give broad support for the US action on the basis it was a battle between good and evil, not a campaign against Islam or individual nations.
The summit is expected to issue its own declaration. A draft version says terrorism is a direct challenge to APEC's vision of free, open and prosperous economies and to APEC's fundamental values. It lists specific measures like tighter aviation security and strangling cash flow to suspect organisations.
A pledge of co-operation to restore consumer confidence shaken by the attacks on the US is also anticipated. Bureau Report
Foreign ministers of the 21 Pacific Rim APEC members have been meeting in Shanghai to hammer out the groundwork for this weekend's annual APEC leaders' summit. Secretary of State Colin Powell was there to reinforce the US campaign for support for its so-called war on terrorism and to ask for help. President Bush arrived in Shanghai for the APEC leaders' summit this weekend, his first foreign trip since the September 11th attacks.
The US campaign has been criticised by Muslim nations like Indonesia and Malaysia. China urged United Nations involvement amid concerns it shares with Moscow over Washington's dominant role so far.
But APEC officials said the ministers had give broad support for the US action on the basis it was a battle between good and evil, not a campaign against Islam or individual nations.
The summit is expected to issue its own declaration. A draft version says terrorism is a direct challenge to APEC's vision of free, open and prosperous economies and to APEC's fundamental values. It lists specific measures like tighter aviation security and strangling cash flow to suspect organisations.
A pledge of co-operation to restore consumer confidence shaken by the attacks on the US is also anticipated. Bureau Report