南非总统欢迎中国领导人访问
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JOHANNESBURG, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The South African government welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit, the Presidency 1 said on Sunday.
"President Jacob Zuma will receive President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping for a state visit to the Republic of South Africa on Tuesday," said the Presidency in a statement.
They will hold talks at the Presidency in the administrative 2 capital of Pretoria with an expectation of signing agreements and a memorandum 3 of understanding, the statement added.
On Tuesday afternoon, South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will pay a courtesy call on the Chinese president, according to the statement.
On March 17, President Zuma congratulated Xi on taking over as China's new president, which was announced on March 14.
"South Africa is looking forward to consolidating 5 its strong relations with the PRC under the leadership of President Xi Jinping," the official Bua news agency said on Sunday.
China is South Africa's biggest trading partner, with bilateral 6 trade standing 4 at about 22 billion U. S. dollars in 2012.
The two presidents will join the three other leaders of the BRICS grouping at its fifth summit set for March 26-27 in the southeastern port city of Durban. It will be the first time for South Africa to host the BRICS summit since it officially became a membership of the group on Dec. 24 2010.
BRICS is an acronym 7 for the grouping of the world's leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It represents 43 percent of the world population, accounts for approximately one fifth of the global GDP and contributes 11 percent of foreign direct investment.
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
adj.行政的，管理的
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
n.备忘录，便笺
- 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。
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并
- These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
- We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
- 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。
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