国际英语资讯:Japans Abe seeks support for EPA trade deal with EU via bustling Eastern Europe visit
<p><span word="BUCHAREST">BUCHAREST</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Romania">Romania</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Romanian">Romanian</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>).</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>-<span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span>.</p><p><span word="Seeking">Seeking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="EPA">EPA</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Estonian">Estonian</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wallonia">Wallonia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Estonia">Estonia</span>, <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="intensely">intensely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="assuring">assuring</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>-<span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="most">most</span>-<span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stubborn">stubborn</span> <span word="devaluation">devaluation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="exporters">exporters</span>.</p>
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