国际英语资讯:Zuma reaffirms commitment to establishment of free trade area in Africa
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 9-- <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> (<span word="CFTA">CFTA</span>), <span word="as">as</span> <span word="envisioned">envisioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>).</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="positively">positively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidenced">evidenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>," <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CETA">CETA</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reconfirmed">reconfirmed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="intra">intra</span>-<span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agenda">Agenda</span> 2063 <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span>.</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="outweigh">outweigh</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="arise">arise</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
页:
[1]