At the Leaders ' Meeting held on 19 November 2006 in Hanoi , APEC leaders called for a new start to global free-trade negotiations while condemning terrorism and other threats to security . APEC also criticised North Korea for conducting a nuclear test and a missile test launch that year , urging the country to take " concrete and effective " steps toward nuclear disarmament . Concerns about nuclear proliferation in the region was discussed in addition to economic topics . The United States and Russia signed an agreement as part of Russia 's bid to join the World Trade Organization
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2006 North Korean nuclear test
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