AlHijjah 17, 1432, Nov 13, 2011, SPA -- President Obama welcomed participants in the APEC summit to Hawaii Saturday, telling his guests they had different agendas but common goals for the meeting, UPI reported. Obama said the Pacific Rim nations had much in common and could benefit from cooperation on trade. "Whatever our differences, our citizens have sent us here with a common task: to bring our economies closer together, to cooperate, to create jobs and prosperity that our people deserve so that they can provide for their families, so that they can give their children a better future," Obama said in his welcoming remarks. Obama said Hawaii's cultural melting pot served as a good example for the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders who will be focusing largely on trade and other economic matters. "We've learned that we're more likely to realize our aspirations when we pursue them together,"
