On 20-21 August, 2014 APEC Third Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM3) was
held in Beijing. As the last plenary gathering of Senior Officials
before this year's Leaders' Week, its main objective is to make
comprehensive preparation for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM)
in November. During the two-day meeting, Senior Officials from 21 APEC
member economies held in-depth discussions centered around the theme
"Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership" and the three
priority areas, including regional economic integration, innovative
development, economic reform and growth, and comprehensive connectivity
and infrastructure development. The discussions allowed APEC members to
build more consensus and implement cooperation initiatives, making sound
preparations for the outcomes of the Leaders' Meeting.State Councilor H.E. Mr. Yang Jiechi, Chairman of the APEC China 2014 Organizing Committee, addressed the opening of the meeting. Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong, 2014 APEC SOM Chair, presided the meeting. Assistant Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen attended the meeting. Meeting participants also include delegates from 21 APEC member economies, APEC Secretariat, ABAC, and APEC observers.
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