Avian Influenza Ministerial Meeting

Webcast and Podcast downloads from the concluding Press Conference from the APEC Avian Influenza Pandemic Ministerial are available for download at www.apec.org.

The Press Conference was hosted by Viet Nam's Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development and Co-Chair of the ministerial meeting, Mr. Cao Duc Phat.

Responses to the following questions are aviable for download:

Q1) There is a lot of emphasis in the plan on encouraging transparency and sharing information. Does that mean that some economies in the region are not cooperating?

Response by Ian Shugart, Chair of the APEC Health Task Force (HTF)
MP3 Podcast (3MB)
Audio Webcast (780KB)

Q2) How much discussion was there at the ministerial meeting on the issue of the illegal cross-border trade in poultry and how does the Action Plan address this?

Response by Mr Chang Chui He, Regional Representative and Assistant Director General, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
MP3 Podcast (2.7MB)
Audio Webcast (700KB)