2016年CRI E.U. Supports China's G20 Presidency

 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on Friday in Brussels.

Leading the Chinese delegation¹, Yang Jiechi says cooperation between Asia and Europe is crucial to global development and stability.

"China believes that the upcoming meeting for Asian-European leaders is an important platform to facilitate the cooperation between the two continents and push forward the steady development of world peace. China stands ready to work together with the EU and other European countries, and Asian countries to enable positive results being made out of the meeting scheduled in Mongolia."

Mongolia will host this year's Asia-Europe Meeting in July.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the summit, which was created to enhance cooperation between the two continents.

Also taking place in July is the 18th China-EU summit, with Beijing as the host city this year.

Yang Jiechi says the two sides have agreed to fully² implement³ the consensus⁴ reached by EU and Chinese leaders at last year's summit, which includes coordination⁵ on development strategies, and cooperation in areas that include trade, investment, infrastructure⁶ connectivity and cultural exchanges.

The two sides also agreed to accelerate talks on bilateral⁷ investment agreements, in addition to expanding joint⁸ efforts in political security, technology innovation, maritime⁹ economy, ocean technology and tourism.

For her part, the EU's foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini says that China, as the host of the G20 summit this year, has the EU's support when it comes to tackling important international issues.

"The European Union fully supports China's presidency¹⁰ of the G20 this year, when it comes to China taking a strong lead to implement the global agenda we have in front of us, being at the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as the Paris Agreement on climate change, or the need to work on economic growth worldwide. China is a key partner in both delivering climate action and implementing¹¹ the sustainable development goals and can play a crucial role in the Security Council."

This year's G20 leader's Summit will be held in Hangzhou in September.

Meanwhile, Mogherini has also praised China-EU collaboration¹² on international affairs, such as the Iranian nuclear deal.

"Our close cooperation on the Iranian nuclear deal has set a positive example to do more together in this area so we discussed the scope of cooperation on Syria, Iraq, Libya and the Middle East peace process."

Friday's meeting also included discussions on the situation in Ukraine, global refugee migration¹³ and the two sides' joint efforts to counter terrorism.

For CRI, I'm Victor Ning.

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

4 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

5 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。

6 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

7 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。

8 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。

9 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

10 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

11 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

12 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。

13 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。