APPF24-RES-09
24th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)
Vancouver, Canada January 17-21, 2016
APPF24/RES/09
(Sponsored by China and Indonesia)
The 24th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum;
Convinced that as one of the most dynamic and populous regions around the world, Asia-Pacific needs to lead the global recovery and that strengthening connectivity would bring new vigor and vitality into economic growth, job creation and sustainable development;
Acknowledging that there is a growing urgency as well as a huge potential to strengthen all-dimensional connectivity by following the trends of deepening exchanges, cooperation, interdependence and the convergence of common interests among regional countries;
Recognizing that the scope of connectivity is inclusive as well as multifaceted, consisting of physical infrastructure, institutional, and people-to-people connectivities;
Underlining that the enhancement of regional connectivity requires both political will and practical cooperation to explore what is achievable and optimal, to reach consensus on viable approaches and modalities of implementation, and to put in place a game plan for how this will be achieved;
Welcoming various initiatives on connectivity raised by a number of APPF Member States, including the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity, UNECE-ESCAP-led Euro-Asian Transport Links project, Eurasia Initiative, Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and stressing the need to establish synergies between various initiatives for the benefit of all;
Recalling the 2013 APEC Leaders’ Statement on “APEC Framework on Connectivity” in Indonesia, the 2014 APEC Leaders’ Statement and the adoption of the APEC Blueprint on Connectivity in China, the 2015 APEC Leaders’ Statement regarding connectivity issues in the Philippines which aim to identify new growth points, offering additional drivers for regional cooperation, deepen economic integration and ensure continued implementation of this Blueprint;
Bearing in mind the parliamentary contributions in providing appropriate national legislation framework, holding the government’s work accountable and allocating adequate budgetary support to facilitate the necessary means required for the development of regional connectivity;
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