China, Latvia pledge to boost military ties

 　　RIGA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense¹ Minister Liang Guanglie here on Monday met his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks, with both sides pledging to enhance bilateral² military cooperation.

　　During the meeting, Liang said that China attaches great importance to developing defense and military ties with Latvia and is willing to enhance mutual³ understanding, strengthen mutual trust, deepen friendship, and promote cooperation so as to push the bilateral military ties to a new level.

　　He noted⁴ that over the 21 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, relations between the two countries have maintained a sound momentum⁵ of development.

　　The two sides have maintained close high-level contacts, deepened political trust, and reaped fruitful results in cooperation in various areas such as economics and trade, culture, education, medicine and transportation, he said.

　　He also said China appreciates Latvia's adherence⁶ to the one-China policy and support to China on issues related to its core interests.

　　For his part, Pabriks said China plays an important role in maintaining peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and that Latvia appreciates China's foreign policies based on mutual respect and equality.

　　Latvia is willing to make joint⁷ efforts with China to expand people-to-people exchanges, deepen pragmatic cooperation and promote continuous development of bilateral military ties, Pabriks said.

　　Liang arrived in Riga on Saturday for a three-day official visit. He is currently on a three-nation tour that had already taken him to the United States and will also take him to Poland.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

6 adherence   

n.信奉，依附，坚持，固着

参考例句：

• He was well known for his adherence to the rules.他因遵循这些规定而出名。
• The teacher demanded adherence to the rules.老师要求学生们遵守纪律。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。