2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesia, Russia Sign Trade and Defense Deals
时间：2019-01-25 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（九月）
Jakarta
06 September 2007
Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped in Indonesia to finalize 1 a $1 billion defense 2 agreement and to strengthen economic ties. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta.
The defense package opens a line of credit that will allow Indonesia to buy Russian military equipment, including helicopters, tanks and submarines during the next 15 years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, with his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, prior to their bilateral meeting in Jakarta, 06 Sep 2007
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's meeting with President Putin signals Indonesia's desire for military independence and its increasing role in the global economy.
The United States was once Indonesia's largest arms supplier, but cooperation was suspended in 1999 due to concern over human-rights abuses in East Timor.
That arms ban has since been lifted, but presidential spokesman Dino Pati Djalal says Indonesia wants to reduce its dependence 4 on the United States.
"We want to diversify 5 the sources of our equipment. Russia is offering us a generous package, and Russia also does not attach any conditions whatsoever 6. Russia is all business and does not attach any political conditions and that is the way we like it, and that is why we took up the offer," he said.
The Russian leader was accompanied by a delegation 7 of oil, energy, and banking 8 officials.
The president is overseeing the signing of two contracts for Russian companies to upgrade mining and oil facilities in Indonesia.
Djalal says the leaders' talks also include ways to boost trade between the two nations.
"The trade relations are still very low at $680 million and that is minimal 9 compared to the size of our economy. Russia is a $780-billion economy. Indonesia is about half of that. And there is much more we can do in terms of trade relations," added Djalal.
Mr. Putin's one-day visit is the first time a Russian or Soviet 10 head of state has walked on Indonesian soil in nearly 50 years.
President Yudhoyono last met with Mr. Putin in Moscow in December 2006.
The Russian president made his visit to Jakarta while on the way to Sydney to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit this week.
- Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
- 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- 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。
- Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
- He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
- Our company is trying to diversify.我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展。
- Hills and woods diversify the landscape.山陵和树木点缀景色。
- There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
- All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
- They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
- I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。