PUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - Pacific Rim leaders joined forces on Saturday to fight threats to their economies from a possible bird flu pandemic and high oil prices, and they pressed for an end to the deadlock in world trade talks.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's 21 leaders also agreed at the end of a two-day summit on the need for more progress in resolving the North Korea nuclear crisis, a potential threat to the stability of their region.
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