This year's meeting celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Agreement. The numbers speak for themselves.
Economic growth remains robust.
Indeed, North America is the growth center of the global economy and our booming trade with one another has mitigated the economic impact of the financial crisis and consequent slowdown in growth in other parts of the world. We affirmed our commitment to the priorities agreed to in the context of the Operational Review and emphasized in particular the need to fulfil overdue commitments. We agreed to a number of activities in specific areas of the work program which are outlined in the Annex to this Joint Statement. We agreed to continue discussions in these and other areas. We reaffirmed the value of continuing co-operation with our respective labour and environment ministries on issues of mutual interest.