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 NAIROBI, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday formally approved Afghanistan's membership at its 10th ministerial conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Afghanistan has become the 164th WTO member and the 36th least developed country (LDC) to join the global trade body after 11 years of negotiations¹.

"Today is a historic day for Afghanistan as we reaffirm our commitment to free market economy in order to alleviate² poverty and achieve lasting³ peace and stability," said Mohammad Khan, Afghanistan's First Deputy Chief Executive, at the ceremony for the accession.

Afghanistan WTO membership approved after 11 years of talks

The landlocked Asian country expects to reap the benefits of the WTO membership for its post-conflict reconstruction⁴.

"For the last decade, we have focused on rebuilding state, academic institutions and the private sector⁵. We request the international community to provide technical capacity to enable Afghanistan to handle the post WTO accession process," Khan said.

He said Kabul had accelerated domestic reforms in order to woo investment in key sectors⁶ of the economy, including transport infrastructure⁷ and energy.

"We are committed to greater fiscal⁸ discipline and creation of a favorable environment for trade and investments," he said.

Roberto Azevedo, WTO Director General, said Afghanistan's membership was "an endorsement⁹ of the extensive program of domestic reforms the country has undertaken to accelerate economic growth."

Zou Jiayi, China's Assistant Minister for Finance, who was attending the WTO conference, said the admission was "a triumph of multilateralism" that inspired developing nations.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 alleviate   

v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)

参考例句：

• The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。

3 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

4 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

6 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

8 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

9 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。