美国巴基斯坦同意继续合作

 　　美国巴基斯坦同意继续合作

　　WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Pakistan have agreed to continue their cooperation on counterterrorism, and increase bilateral¹ trade and investment, the State Department said Monday.

　　The agreement was made late Sunday during a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was visiting the United States for the first time since 1999.

　　Discussions covered a broad range of domestic and regional issues, including counterterrorism cooperation, peace and security, collaboration² on Pakistan's energy sector³, increasing bilateral trade and investment, and the common interest in a secure and stable Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the State Department.

　　Both sides agreed on the importance of their continued counterterrorism cooperation and that extremism is countered in part by opportunities arising from greater economic stability, the statement said.

　　"To that end, the U.S., Pakistan's largest trading partner, remains⁴ committed to an economic relationship increasingly based on trade and investment," it added.

　　Speaking before his meeting with Sharif, Kerry said the two sides would hold a series of high-level, important discussions in the coming days on the bilateral relationship, which he said "could not be more important."

　　Sharif's visit came amid reports that the State Department has urged U.S. Congress to resume military aid to Pakistan of more than 300 million U.S. dollars.

　　Military assistance was interrupted in 2011 after a U.S. operation that killed Al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin⁵ Laden⁶ in Pakistan without Islamabad's knowledge, and a U.S. cross-border airstrike that killed a number of Pakistani soldiers.

　　Sharif is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday.

1 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。

2 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

6 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。