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The Minister of Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor says he hopes to make solid progress on free trade agreements on his visit to the UK and EU next week.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Trade Ministers have committed to speeding up the cross-border flow of Covid-19 vaccines and related goods to fight the global pandemic.The pledge came following the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade .
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APEC Trade Ministers today committed to speeding up the cross-border flow of vaccines and related goods to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“As we face the biggest health and economic crisis of our lifetimes, I was greatly heartened to see how we united to make progress,” Minister O’Connor said. “We represent half of global GDP and wanted to use trade as a force for good.
“We know nobody is safe until everybody is safe from COVID-19, and we know that our region prospers economically by keeping our markets open to one another rather than closing ourselves off. APEC Trade Ministers today agreed to: