2016年CRI President Xi to pay his first visit to Cambodia since taking office

 

President Xi Jinping's visit to Cambodia will be his first trip to the Southeast Asian country since he took office.

The Chinese president will meet with King Norodom Sihamoni as well as hold talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen.

The agenda for the visit to Bangladesh will include meetings between President Xi and the country's president, prime minister, and National Assembly Speaker.

Kong Xuanyou, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister, says these meetings provide a good opportunity for China to discuss its "Belt and Road" initiative with the two countries to its south.

"Cooperation within the framework of One Belt and One Road will be a key point for discussion during President Xi Jinping's stay in Cambodia and Bangladesh. Both countries have a strong will to engage in the initiative. President Xi will bring fresh ideas on how to deepen cooperation. We are looking forward to reaching a new consensus¹ in this regard."

After concluding the two state visits on October 15th, President Xi Jinping will move on to India's Goa to attend the 8th BRICS summit to be presided over by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The event comes more than a month after leaders of the five major emerging economies held an unofficial meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.

Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Li Baodong says China has many expectations of the upcoming summit.

"First of all, BRICS should send a positive signal that we are united and cooperative. Second, China hopes the five countries would go deeper to explore more cooperation opportunities in areas such as trade, finance, and humanity. Third, we should strengthen our coordination² and communication when it comes to major international issues, so as to protect our mutual³ benefits. Last but not least, we should promote the idea of strengthening regional dialogues and cooperation."

The focal point of the summit is to try to establish a mechanism⁴ whereby the five countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Arica, can work together to roll out effective and inclusive solutions to their mutual problems.

The five leaders will also hold talks with the member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.

During the Summit, President Xi Jinping will also hold bilateral⁵ meetings with the leaders of relevant countries.

A final document, the Goa Declaration, is expected to be issued after the summit.

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1 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？

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 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。

4 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

5 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。