中国商务部长将加深与哥伦比亚的经济联系
Chinese commerce Minister to deepen economic ties with Colombia
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哥伦比亚波哥大-中国商务部长陈德铭率领政府贸易代表团前往哥伦比亚，以加强双边经贸关系。
在周一开始的为期两天的访问中，陈洁Chen与哥伦比亚贸易，工业和旅游部部长塞尔吉奥·迪亚兹·格拉纳多斯共同主持了中哥贸易和经济合作混合委员会第八次会议，并参加了双边贸易和投资。 论坛并与多边事务副部长”帕蒂•伦敦•“举行了会谈。
陈的访问旨在落实两国领导人在哥伦比亚总统胡安·曼努埃尔·桑托斯五月访华期间达成的重要共识，以及中国总理温家宝提出的发展中拉经贸关系的战略措施。 他在六月在联合国拉丁美洲和加勒比经济委员会发表的讲话。
在混合委员会会议上，双方就达成两国自由贸易协定的可行性交换了意见，并同意下个月在中国举行会议以解决这一问题。
双方还就鼓励两国企业在采矿，清洁能源，创新和高科技，基础设施和农业等领域的合作达成共识。
两国元首在会晤伦敦时，同意进一步促进双边经济技术合作。
访问期间，两国签署了多项经济贸易协定，包括关于经济技术合作的双边协定和关于加强贸易救济合作的谅解备忘录。
2011年，两国贸易总额为82.3亿美元，比上年增长40％，使中国成为哥伦比亚的第二大贸易伙伴。
今年前八个月，双边贸易额同比增长了15％。
BOGOTA — Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming has led a government trade delegation to Colombia to strengthen bilateral economic and trade ties.
During the two-day visit, which started Monday, Chen co-chaired the eighth meeting of the China-Colombia Mixed Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation with Colombia’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Sergio Diaz-Granados, attended a bilateral trade and investment forum and held talks with Vice-Minister for Multilateral Affairs Patti Londono.
Chen’s visit aims to implement the important consensus reached between leaders of the two countries during Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ visit to China in May as well as a strategic measure proposed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to develop China-Latin America economic and trade ties in his June speech delivered at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
At the meeting of the mixed committee, the two sides exchanged views on the feasibility of reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries and agreed to hold a meeting in China next month to work on the issue.
The two sides also reached consensus on encouraging cooperation among enterprises in both countries in fields such as mining, clean energy, innovative and high technology, infrastructure and agriculture.
While meeting with Londoño, the two ministers agreed to further promote bilateral economic and technological cooperation.
During the visit, the two countries signed a number of economic and trade agreements, including a bilateral agreement on economic and technological cooperation and a memorandum of understanding on strengthening trade remedy cooperation.
Trade between the two countries totaled $8.23 billion in 2011, an increase of 40 percent from the previous year, making China Colombia’s second largest trade partner.
In the first eight months this year, bilateral trade volume has increased 15 percent year-on-year.
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