The 2013 Forum Trade Ministers Meeting was held in Apia, Samoa on 19 July. Ministers considered and deliberated on priority trade-related issues of importance to the region, including the Secretariat’s work programme on trade, engagement in the World Trade Organization (WTO), activities of the Pacific Islands Trade and Invest (PT&I), Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property work, the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus related issues, trading arrangements with economies outside the region, the Pacific Aid for Trade Strategy, Access to Finance, and Trade and Health linkages.
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