土耳其，乌克兰发誓要改善双边关系

 　　土耳其，乌克兰发誓要改善双边关系

        ANKARA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday vowed¹ to improve the bilateral² relations between the two countries.

　　Speaking at a joint³ press conference held in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Yanukovych said "we want to improve the relations between Turkish and Ukrainian people," adding that Ukraine and Turkey would strengthen cooperation between businessmen at the same time. The Ukrainian people will be exempted⁴ from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 60 days, Yanukovych said.

　　For his part, Erdogan said "we can reach a trade volume of 20 billion U.S. dollars till the end of 2015 if we agree on a free trade agreement with Ukraine." The two leaders also chaired the third meeting of the Turkey- Ukraine High Level Strategic Council on Wednesday in Ankara.

1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

2 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。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 exempted   

使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。
• Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。