国际英语资讯:RCEP ministers redouble efforts to conclude RCEP talks
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 10-- <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Comprehensive">Comprehensive</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> (<span word="RCEP">RCEP</span>) <span word="met">met</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="pact">pact</span>.</p><p><span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Ramon">Ramon</span> <span word="Lopez">Lopez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="flexibilities">flexibilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RCEP">RCEP</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="finalize">finalize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RCEP">RCEP</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="end">end</span> 2017, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="outlines">outlines</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="realistically">realistically</span> <span word="achievable">achievable</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="Lopez">Lopez</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Ministers">Ministers</span>' (<span word="AEM">AEM</span>) <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="Lopez">Lopez</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expedite">expedite</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RCEP">RCEP</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="will">will</span> "<span word="tremendously">tremendously</span>" <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="Lopez">Lopez</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RCEP">RCEP</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="deliverable">deliverable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>' <span word="chairmanship">chairmanship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Lopez">Lopez</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finalize">finalize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="RCEP">RCEP</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Negotiating">Negotiating</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="TNC">TNC</span>) <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Leaders">Leaders</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Undersecretary">Undersecretary</span> <span word="Ceferino">Ceferino</span> <span word="Rodolfo">Rodolfo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="RCEP">RCEP</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="significant">significant</span>.</p>
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