2016年CRI China, Vietnam vow to properly handle maritime disputes

 

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang has held talks with Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Xuan Phuc, saying their discussions on Monday have taken place under good conditions.

"Under the situation that the bilateral² ties between the two countries are developing positively³ overall, both leaders have conducted close and friendly exchanges. This is good for promoting the friendly relationship between both sides, as well as benefiting both peoples with concrete interests. I'm willing to exchange views with you over bilateral ties and other issues of common concern."

Groundwork for the meetings began last week in Laos, where the two Premiers⁴ met during the East Asian Summit.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc says he appreciates the reception he's been given in Beijing.

"I'm glad to meet again with Chinese premier. We have met with each other in several occasions including the recent successful summit held in Vientiane. I'd like to express my appreciation⁵ to China's grand and attentive⁶ reception."

One of the main topics discussed was issues in the South China Sea.

Chinese vice⁷ Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin says both leaders have agreed that they don't want disputes in the region to overshadow the relationship between the two countries.

"Both sides have agreed to resolve maritime⁸ disputes properly over consultation⁹ and dialogue in accordance with previously¹⁰ signed accord on resolving maritime issues, as well as international law including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The two countries will also further conduct maritime cooperation and take advantage of the negotiation¹¹ mechanism¹² between both governments."

China and Vietnam signed a 6-point agreement on the basic principles guiding the settlement of maritime issues 5-years ago, which highlighted friendly negotiation in order to properly handle differences in a peaceful way.

Meantime, the two leaders have also pledged further cooperation on infrastructure¹³ construction, production capacity, finance, trade and investment, as well as cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Nguyen's current trip is his first official visit to China since taking office in July during the first session of his country's 14th National Assembly.

It's also the first high-level visit to China by Vietnamese leaders since the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam held in January.

Before his trip to Beijing, Nguyen has attended the 13th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit held in south China's city of Nanning.

He's set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing later on Wednesday and then leave for Hong Kong.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

1 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。

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 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

4 premiers   

n.总理，首相( premier的名词复数 )；首席官员，

参考例句：

• The Vice- Premiers and State Councillors assist the Premier in his work. 副总理、国务委员协助总理工作。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
• The Premier, Vice-Premiers and State Councillors shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. 总理、副总理、国务委员连续任职不得超过两届。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法

5 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

6 attentive   

adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的

参考例句：

• She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
• The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。

7 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

8 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

9 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

10 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

11 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

12 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

13 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。