SCO to agree package of multilateral projects

 BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members will ink a policy package to advance multilateral projects at their meeting next week, Chinese Vice¹ Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said here on Thursday.

Cheng made the announcement at a briefing about Chinese Premier² Wen Jiabao's attendance of the SCO prime ministers meeting to be held in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, from Dec. 4 to 5.

According to the vice foreign minister, the meeting will see the prime ministers of the SCO nations approve a list of measures for advancing cooperative projects between 2012 and 2016, adding that the projects will benefit all participating countries.

Cheng added that the SCO prime ministers will also sign a memorandum³ on protection of intellectual property rights by their customs officials. He said the signing of the document will lift the level of customs cooperation among SCO members.

Wen will deliver a speech at the meeting, in which he will put forward proposals on long-term, practical cooperation among the SCO members, Cheng said.

The SCO groups China, Russia, Kazahkstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Leaders or officials from SCO observer countries Mongolia, Pakistan, Iran, India and Afghanistan are also set to attend the meeting.

Cheng said Wen will hold bilateral⁴ meetings with some of the leaders on the sidelines of the SCO prime ministers gathering⁵.

"This meeting is held at the right time and bears great significance," the vice foreign minister told reporters.

The meeting is expected to lay a solid foundation for future development of the SCO by implementing⁶ results of the SCO Beijing Summit held in June. Cheng said it will continue to deepen practical cooperation within the group by accelerating economic growth among its members, and will help lift the confidence and cohesion⁷ of SCO members by improving their capability⁸ to address external risks.

He added that, since the establishment of the SCO 11 years ago, it has grown into "a constructive⁹ force that plays a major role in geo-politics in the Euro-Asia region."

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

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• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

4 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。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

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6 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

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• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
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7 cohesion   

n.团结，凝结力

参考例句：

• I had to bring some cohesion into the company.我得使整个公司恢复凝聚力。
• The power of culture is deeply rooted in the vitality,creativity and cohesion of a nation. 文化的力量，深深熔铸在民族的生命力、创造力和凝聚力之中。

8 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

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9 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

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