Israel-U.S. Relations Stretched Over Issue of Settlements

The United States and Israel have exchanged criticism over the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. On December 23, the Obama administration allowed the United Nations to pass a resolution that declared Israels growing settlements in the oc

美国国家公共电台 NPR Palestinians Eye Israeli Settlements With Unease, Hoping For Foreign Support

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We're going to hear now about what some Palestinians thought of the debate this week over Israeli settlements. The U.S. decided not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusal

【突破英文词汇】lateral -- side 边

1. quadrilateral /ˌkwɔdrəˈltərəl/ -- plane figure having four sides and four angles A square is a quadrilateral. 正方形是四边形的一种。 2. collateral /kəˈltərəl/ -- situated at the side; accompanying; parallel; additional; supple

Bush, Mubarak View Plan to Close Gaza Settlements as 'Positi

Greg Flakus President Bush and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Monday at Mr. Bush's ranch near Crawford , Texas , where they discussed Iraq and the Middle East in general. Both leaders are backin

VOA标准英语2009-West Bank Jewish Settlements Pose Obstacle t

Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank - home to about 300,000 Israelis - are a crucial issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and one that threatens to derail prospects for peace. U.S. President Barack Obama, in his speech to the Muslim wo

VOA标准英语2012--Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished

Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished The houses of Ulpana overlook Beit El, an Israeli settlement of 7,000 people not far from the major Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Israeli High Court has ruled that five of Ulpana's 14 bu

2016年CRI UN's Chief designate visits China, mapping out future development

Guterres and the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Monday morning. This was at the invitation of the Chinese government, which aims to further enhance the mutual trust and map out the future development between the two sides. During the

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel Hints at Uprooting Settlements in Peace

By David Gollust Jerusalem 04 May 2008 Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni indicated Sunday Israel may uproot some of its West Bank settlements as part of a peace accord with the Palestinians. Livni spoke at the start of a meeting Sunday with visiti

VOA常速英语2007年-More Makeshift Settlements for Displaced Appear

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 November 2007 The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) says a team of aid workers that traveled during the weekend to Afgooye, a small town west of Mogadishu, found thousands of newly displaced Somalis living in extremely harsh condi

幽默学习第三期

After a recent move, I made up a list of companies, agencies, and services that needed to know my new address and phoned each one to ask for the change to be made. Everything went smoothly until I cal

SCO to agree package of multilateral projects

SCO to agree package of multilateral projects

加拿大正式申请加入亚投行 或成首个北美成员

Canada has decided to apply for membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced at a press conference in Beijing. 加拿大财政部长比尔莫诺日前在北京召开的一次新闻发布

2018年CRI China and EU against trade protectionism

China and the EU have reached a consensus against unilateralism, protectionism and support for a multilateral trade system at their latest round of High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue. The dialogue has been co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Liu H

2018年CRI Experts: US-China trade disputes can be solved under multilateral systems

The head of the World Intellectual Property Organization and leading experts from U.S. and European universities are urging the U.S. and China to solve trade disputes under multilateral frameworks like the World Trade Organization, saying that everyb

专业术语-财务英语词汇M21

multi-currency trading 多元货币买卖 multilateral agency 多边机构；多边代理机构 multilateral agency debt instrument 多边代理机构债务票据 multilateral development bank 多边发

2018年CRI Ramaphosa: BRICS summit hugely successful

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is hailing the conclusions from this year's BRICS summit. Addressing a media briefing after the conclusion of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, Cyril Ramaphosa, who chaired this year' event, says a wide variety

2018年CRI UN symposium urges more efforts on multilateralism

UN officials, leading economists and academics have gathered at UN headquarters on Friday to discuss ways to try to protect global free-trade. CRI's UN correspondent Qian Shanming has more. The high-level symposium, titled Strengthening Multilaterali

2018年CRI Remarks by Ambassador MA Zhaoxu at the High-Level Symposium "Strengthening Multilateralism and Multilateral Trading System in the Age of Globalization"

Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the High-Level Symposium co-hosted by the Chinese Mission and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). At present, world economy continues to maintain the momentum of recovery, but its foundat

2018年CRI BRICS countries seek new development in security cooperation

Senior officials from BRICS countries are gathering in the South African city of Durban, pledging to strengthen cooperation within the group and reaffirming a commitment to multilateralism. Senior CPC official Yang Jiechi is among the participants at

2018年CRI BRICS countries pledge commitment to multilateralism

Senior diplomats from the BRICS nations have met in the South African city of Pretoria, pledging to strengthen cooperation among the group and reaffirming their commitment to multilateralism. At the Formal Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Af