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# APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining issue Joint Statement
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/apec_0628140410/
- Published: 2014-06-28T05:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:32:14.000Z
- Description: Ministers closed a two-day Beijing meeting with a Joint Statement on sustainable development in mining, covering closer regional cooperation, innovation-driven growth, and social responsibility, with emphasis on upgrading the sector's social, environmental and economic benefits.
- Author: Food Consumer
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# **APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining issue Joint Statement**

## Issued by the APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining Meeting

*Beijing, China, 28 June 2014* – APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining concluded their two-day meeting on Saturday by issuing a Joint Statement detailing actions to achieve sustainable development in the sector. Emphasis is on accelerating mining’s transformation and upgrading, and the pursuit of a modernized development path to improve its social, environmental, and economic benefits.

The Joint Statement includes the following sections:

- Closer Cooperation of the Mining Sector in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Innovation-driven Growth
- Social Responsibility and Common Development

The Joint Statement of the 5th Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining can be downloaded at this [**link**](http://apec.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=659cda5df05da94188f4acaae&id=f21c7c0a37&e=c4ea7dccfa&ref=foodconsumer.org).

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