[asia-apec 501] Re: WTO: Malaysia Stresses Voluntarism

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>>                         Malaysia Stresses Voluntarism
>     
>>                      (Xinhua English Newswire; 06/22/98)
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>>   Malaysia Monday said the principles of voluntarism and flexibility
>should be 
>> maintained in implementing trade liberalization among Asia-Pacific
>Economic  
>>Cooperation (APEC) members.
>>
>>   The liberalization should be based on the capacity of different members,  
>>especially related to the nine fast-track sectors chemicals, environmental  
>>goods and services, energy, fish and fish products, forest products, gems
>and  
>>jewelry, medical equipment and instruments, toys and telecommunications
>mutual  
>>recognition arrangement, Malaysian International Trade and Industry
>Minister  
>>Rafidah Aziz told a news conference here Monday before the opening of the
>APEC  
>>Trade Ministers meeting.
>>
>>   She said Malaysia, the host of the forthcoming annual Informal meeting
>of  
>>APEC Leadership in November this year, subscribed to "progressive  
>>liberalization." "We should not be too ambitious," she stressed.
>>
>>   The nine sectors were identified under the Early Voluntary Sectoral  
>>Liberalization (EVSL) initiative.
>>
>>   She said the two-day trade ministers meeting which opens later Monday
>will  
>>take stock of the progress of work including on EVSL, Individual/Collective  
>>Action Plans, Electronic Commerce and impact of trade liberalization as
>well as 
>> provide directions for future work on the issues.
>>
>>   Besides the nine sectors which were set on fast-track, she said the  
>>ministers will also examine progress in the other six sectors automobiles,  
>>civil aircraft, food, natural and synthetic rubber, fertilizers and
>oilseeds  
>>for liberalization.
>>
>>   The ministers will also have a dialogue with APEC Business Advisory
>Council  
>>(ABAC) on the collective response of APEC to ABAC recommendations which
>contain 
>> requests for measures to further liberalize and facilitate trade and  
>>investment, Rafidah said.
>>
>>   She said the ministers will consider also how APEC could make further  
>>contribution to the World Trade Organization (**WTO**) in light of the
>outcome 
>>of  the Second **WTO** ministerial conference.
>>
>>   The APEC's Membership includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, Chinese  
>>Taibei, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,
>New  
>>Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the
>United  
>>States.
>>
>>(Copyright 1998)
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>>{A4:XinhuaEnglishNewswire-0622.02658}   06/22/98
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