国际英语资讯:WTO chief stresses urgency of easing trade tensions to improve global economy
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WTO">WTO</span>) <span word="Director">Director</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Roberto">Roberto</span> <span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> 3.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.6 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="stemming">stemming</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="charting">charting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="responds">responds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p><span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="facilitating">facilitating</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span>," <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p>
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