国际英语资讯:WTO stresses central role of cotton in developing countries
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 7-- <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="underlined">underlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cotton">Cotton</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foster">foster</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span>-<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Benin">Benin</span>, <span word="Burkina">Burkina</span> <span word="Faso">Faso</span>, <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cotton">Cotton</span> <span word="Four">Four</span> (<span word="C">C</span>4), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><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="lauded">lauded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="least">least</span>-<span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heed">heed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span>, <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>-<span word="side">side</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="export">export</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="processing">processing</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Xiangchen">Xiangchen</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p><span word="Cotton">Cotton</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="Demonstration">Demonstration</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>, <span word="Benin">Benin</span> <span word="Textiles">Textiles</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="Segou">Segou</span> <span word="Textile">Textile</span> <span word="Mill">Mill</span>.</p>
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