Nuke talks on agenda of Cebu meeting

时间：2006-12-09 01:16:54

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Dec.7 - Leaders from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are likely to discuss the resumption of Six-Party Talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue at a trilateral meeting in the Philippines next week, the Foreign Ministry1 said Wednesday.

 

Premier2 Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and ROK President Roh Moo-hyun will meet on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, at which the leaders of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet leaders of China, Japan, the ROK, India, New Zealand and Australia in Cebu from December 11 to 13, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai told a news briefing.

 

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed late last month to return to the six-nation talks, but no date has been set.

 

"China believes the sooner the talks are resumed, the better," Cui said, adding that an early restart of the talks depends on the concerted efforts of all parties.

 

Cui described the stalled talks aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula "a derailed train" that "must return to the right track and continue to go ahead."

 

No such trilateral meeting took place during the first East Asia Summit last year in Kuala Lumpur, because Beijing and Seoul were in a standoff with Tokyo over then-Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the Yasukuni Shrine3, a symbol of the country's past militarism.

 

But relations between Beijing and Tokyo have taken a turn for the better after Abe took office in September and visited China the next month.

 

China and Japan should seize the opportunity and work jointly4 to improve relations, Cui said, adding that Beijing was "making active efforts" for a bilateral5 meeting between Abe and Wen.

 

During the summit between ASEAN and the six other nations on December 13, discussions are set to focus on energy security, officials said.

 

The leaders will discuss calls, led by Manila, to require diesel6 and petrol used in the region to have a 20 per cent biofuel component7 by 2015, according to a senior Philippine energy official.

 

"Now, everybody is concerned about energy issues," Cui said. "I'm confident that in energy security, the 16 participating countries have a lot of room for co-operation."

 

He also said China would discuss East Asian co-operation at the ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and ROK), and exchange views on how to build up an East Asian community through the "10 plus 3" mechanism8.

 

Following the summit, Wen is expected to pay an official visit to the Philippines. A series of agreements on trade, infrastructure9 and cultural-relic protection will be signed, said Cui.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 premier R19z3     
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 shrine 0yfw7     
n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣
参考例句：
  • The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
  • They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
4 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
5 bilateral dQGyW     
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。
6 diesel ql6zo     
n.柴油发动机，内燃机
参考例句：
  • We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
  • My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。
7 component epSzv     
n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的
参考例句：
  • Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
  • Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
8 mechanism zCWxr     
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。
9 infrastructure UbBz5     
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。

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