国际英语资讯:Switzerland to launch public consultations on its ties with EU
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 7-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="outlining">outlining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="locking">locking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>, <span word="released">released</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span>, "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consolidated">consolidated</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>, <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="streamlining">streamlining</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="spelled">spelled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> 120 <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>.</p><p><span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="cantons">cantons</span>, <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ignazio">Ignazio</span> <span word="Cassis">Cassis</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>."</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> 2017, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formalize">formalize</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accords">accords</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1992, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Area">Area</span>.</p>
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