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Speaking at a press conference held in APEC media center here, John Kerry said cheap beats by dre headphones that Indonesia is a very powerful significant member in the forum that was initially established in 1989 and now grouped by 21 economies in Asia and Pacific. "We view Indonesia as a very important partner in terms of securing the rule and the standards of trade which is so critical to the transparency, capability and the willingness of people to invest capital and grow the economy," Kerry said. John Kerry is to attend the ministerial meeting in 2013 APEC, held in Indonesia's island beats by dre wireless resort of Bali, replacing U.S. President Barack Obama who finally opted to cancel his Asian trip, which would have also taken in Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines besides the APEC summit, to deal with the first government shutdown in 17 years.. John Kerry emphasized that the absence of President Obama in the event themed "Resilient Asia Pacific, Engine of Global Growth" would not reduce the U.S. commitments in Asia. "I do want to make it clear. We already know what is happening in Washington. Our commitment and engagement in Asia, including our reference to perform trade and investment and appearance in the region, remains one of our prime priorities," Kerry said. John Kerry is scheduled to stay in Bali for five days to attend the APEC forum and related meetings. APEC groups 21 members in the Asia-Pacific region. The group of economies accounts for 45 percent of global trade with transactions of above 18 trillion U.S. studio beats by dre cheap dollars per year. It accounts for up to 60 percent of global Gross Domestic Product ( GDP). Units of Afghan police backed by the national army have killed 18 Taliban militants during series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said in a statement released here on Saturday. The operations were carried out in Kandahar, Farah and Helmand provinces, during which one militant was injured and 13 others made captive, said the statement. There were no casualties on side of the security forces, the statement contended. Taliban militants are yet to make comment. Delegates attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meeting (AMM) were reminded to address three issues to ensure the accomplishment of welfare, sustainable and equitable growth among economies in the region that hosts 45 percent of global beats by dre solo cheap trade. "Those three matters were to assure the accomplishment of Bogor Goals, assure inclusive growth that refers to equality and social welfare and accelerating growth in Asia Pacific region by addressing connectivity across the region," Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said in his speech to open the 2- day 2013 APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) started here on Friday. Marty acted as the co-chair of the session along with Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan. "When we began our chairmanship of APEC in January this year, in the midst of global economic turmoil, we recognized that in the face of deep regional and global challenges and opportunities, we would need to fake beats by dre walk that extra mile," he said. Prior to the ministerial plenary meeting, a series of meetings on APEC priority issues were held in several Indonesian cities throughout this year among senior officials from 21 economies. Participants assessed member economies' progress toward fostering a more resilient Asia-Pacific that can serve as an engine for balanced, sustainable growth with equity and improve global growth. Other issues discussed at the meetings included multilateral trade system, women and small and medium sized enterprises empowerment, energy and cheap solo beats by dre food resilience, health, inclusive financial, infrastructure and investment development, cross-border education, emergency response and transportation facilities. "Besides significant advancement in discussions on those issues, the senior officials had also reached agreement on APEC Framework on Connectivity, a cornerstone to further strengthen the cooperation between APEC economies regional integration," Marty said. Ministers also considered the multilateral trading system, and its role in making the Asia Pacific more prosperous. "It is fair to say that our 2020 target of free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific is not far from where we are now," stated Gita Wirjawan. On Saturday, the ministerial meeting would be held in two separated discussion panels, themed "APEC and the Evolving Regional Architecture," and "Roadmap to Bali MC9 (The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference) and APEC 2013 First Priority, Attaining the Bogor Goals." After those panel discussions, the ministerial meeting would be concluded with a plenary session beats headphones cheap discussing efforts to attain equitable growth and improve connectivity among APEC economies. Indonesia hosts and chairs the economic cooperation forum of economies in Asia Pacific region this year.