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APEC nations commit to Doha trade deal by 2010

SINGAPORE | Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:23am EDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) nations committed on Tuesday to a global trade pact by 2010, adding momentum to a call by major developed economies for a Doha deal.

"The best answer to get out of this crisis is the early conclusion of the Doha round ... this is an opportunity," said South Korea's trade minister, Kim Jong Hoon, after the first day of APEC trade talks in Singapore.

The 21-member APEC group includes the United States, China and Russia, plus smaller developing Pacific Rim nations such as the Philippines and Peru.

(Reporting by Brenda Goh, Harry Suhartono and Kash Cheong; writing by Neil Chatterjee; Editing by Sugita Katyal)
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