国际英语资讯:WTO helps transform intl economic relations in past 25 years: Azevedo
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1-- <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>, <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="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Roberto">Roberto</span> <span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span>, <span word="director">director</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Binding">Binding</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="facilitated">facilitated</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> 25<span word="th">th</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1, 1995.</p><p><span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1995, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="quadrupled">quadrupled</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2.7 <span word="times">times</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="outstrips">outstrips</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="fold">fold</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="period">period</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="average">average</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="halved">halved</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 10.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="fostered">fostered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> (<span word="GVCs">GVCs</span>), <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GVCs">GVCs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="facilitating">facilitating</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>, <span word="Azevedo">Azevedo</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unmatched">unmatched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="history">history</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="setback">setback</span>... <span word="when">when</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Appellate">Appellate</span> <span word="Body">Body</span>."</p>
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