1967年,太平洋地区各国大企业家的组织太平洋地区经济理事会举行了成立大会;这次大会是朝着建立地区经济合作组织迈出的第一步。该组织除发达资本主义国家外,也打算吸收东南亚的发展中国家参加.朝着这个方向前进的下一个重要步骤是:1980年在堪培拉(澳大利亚)成立了太平洋经济合作会议——在非官方基础上有政府代表、学者和企业家参加的 In 1967, Pacific Pacific Economic Council, an organization of large entrepreneurs from various Pacific nations, held a founding assembly; this meeting marks the first step toward establishing a regional economic cooperation organization. In addition to the advanced capitalist countries, the organization intends to include developing countries in Southeast Asia as well.An important next step in this direction is the establishment of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Canberra (Australia) in 1980 - on an unofficial basis There are government representatives, scholars and entrepreneurs to attend