美国高级特使访问亚洲五国

 　　美国高级特使访问亚洲五国

      WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will visit the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan, Brunei, Indonesia and China on Sept. 5-14 in his first Asian tour since taking office, the State Department said Tuesday.

　　This five-nation tour by Russel, who succeeded Kurt Campbell in July as the top U.S. envoy¹ on Asian and Pacific affairs, will "advance our close coordination² with our allies and engagement with our East Asia partners," the State Department said in a statement.

　　Russel is to arrive in Seoul on Sept. 5, where he will meet with senior ROK officials "to consult and coordinate³ on the wide range of issues of importance to our alliance, including North Korea, regional cooperation, and global issues," the statement said.

　　During his Sept. 7-9 stay in Japan, Russel will meet with senior Japanese officials to discuss a broad range of bilateral⁴, regional, and global issues.

　　Then he will travel to Brunei on Sept. 10 to attend meetings with his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia Summit to coordinate preparations for the U.S.-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit in October.

　　On Sept. 12, Russel will visit Jakarta for discussions with senior Indonesian government officials of a range of bilateral and regional matters.

　　In the last leg of the tour, Russel will arrive in Beijing on Sept. 13 to meet with senior Chinese officials to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual⁵ concern, the State Department added.

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

3 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。