新西兰总理海伦·克拉克在APEC CEO 峰会上的演讲(5)

A key political message which APEC must deliver this weekend is the importance of launching a new WTO Round. We can invigorate that process through our willingness to act at the bilateral， regional and sub-regional levels.
New Zealand itself is not interested in low-quality trade agreements. We advocate comprehensive， “WTO-plus” agreements. They need to advance， not impede， both multilateralism and APEC's progress towards its goal of free and open trade and investment throughout the region.
I value very much the contact which APEC makes possible in the region. Equally I value contact with business in New Zealand and internationally， including through this forum.
APEC offers excellent models for co-operation between government and business. All of us appreciate the value that has been added by APEC's Business Advisory Council （ABAC）， of which a number of you are members.
New Zealand sees value in a similarly inclusive approach by APEC towards organised labour. Through informed and constructive input by labour representatives into the APEC agenda our work on human resource development and capacity-building would surely be enhanced. Exclusion ignites the fear that globalisation is one-sided in its effects， and the sense of grievance which that creates has acted to harm international meetings from Seattle to Genoa. Our government in New Zealand practises inclusion at home and will advocate it internationally.
I would also like to see APEC raise the profile of its work on sustainable development. The organisation already does useful work through a number of its working groups. With the World Summit on Sustainable Development being held next year， APEC economies have the opportunity to make a major contribution by participating in the preparations and follow-up work.
The voice of business will be important too. In New Zealand I believe the Business Council on Sustainable Development will play a key role in the development of our national sustainable development strategy.
Many of you will be in the forefront of similar work in your own countries. I urge you all to give it priority so that when world leaders meet in Johannesburg next September we know that the corporate sector is engaged in the process. Making our economies both innovative and sustainable needs government， business， and community buy-in.
In conclusion， can I say that while terrorism has cast its shadow over us all in recent weeks， it has also seen us redouble our determination to work together as an international community. Our world faces challenges which no nation can meet on its own. Global prosperity and stability， and environmental sustainability， can only be achieved by working together. The message to the terrorists must be that their actions are leading us to work even more closely together rather than tearing us apart. This new impetus for multilateralism will drive a new WTO round， as it will drive many other global dialogues and initiatives. That makes me very positive about the future of APEC and of my own nation， and about the partnerships we can build at all levels to secure our common future.

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