Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on July 27, 2018
应马来西亚外长赛夫丁、新加坡外长维文邀请,王毅国务委员兼外交部长将于7月31日至8月5日访问马来西亚、新加坡,并出席在新加坡举行的中国—东盟(10+1)外长会、东盟与中日韩(10+3)外长会、东亚峰会(EAS)外长会和东盟地区论坛(ARF)外长会。
问:金砖国家领导人第十次会晤昨天在南非举行,并发表了《金砖国家领导人约翰内斯堡宣言》。中方对此次会晤有何评价?能否介绍会晤取得了哪些成果?
答:金砖国家领导人约翰内斯堡会晤是金砖合作开启第二个“金色十年”后的首次峰会。在国际形势充满不稳定和不确定性的背景下,广大发展中国家和新兴市场国家都强烈希望能进一步加强沟通协调,共同应对风险,寻求互利共赢。
At the invitation of Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Malaysia and Singapore and attend in Singapore the Foreign Ministers' Meetings on ASEAN Plus One (China), ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and Korea), East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) from July 31 to August 5.
Q: The 10th BRICS Summit was held in South Africa yesterday, after which the Johannesburg Declaration was published. What is your comment on this summit? Could you tell us more about the outcomes of the summit?
A: The BRICS Johannesburg Summit is the first summit to be held in the second "golden decade" of the BRICS cooperation. In face of the enormous volatility and uncertainties in the international landscape, the developing countries and emerging markets strongly hope to step up communication and coordination to cope with risks and seek mutual benefits and win-win results.
作为发展中国家和新兴市场国家的代表,金砖国家在此次会晤上就维护多边主义、反对单边主义和保护主义发出了明确信号,展现出广大发展中国家和新兴市场国家加强团结、共克时艰的向心力和凝聚力。
习近平主席在发言中强调,要坚定维护基于规则的多边贸易体制,推动贸易和投资自由化便利化,旗帜鲜明反对保护主义。南非总统拉马福萨、巴西总统特梅尔、俄罗斯总统普京、印度总理莫迪等领导人都认为,面对当前复杂多变的国际环境,金砖国家应加强合作,维护多边主义和国际规则,促进自由贸易,维护世界贸易组织规则。
As representatives of the developing countries and emerging markets, the BRICS countries sent out unequivocal message in support of multilateralism and against unilateralism and protectionism, showcasing our cohesive power and solidarity to rise above difficulties.
In his address, President Xi Jinping stressed that we need to firmly safeguard the rule-based multilateral trading regime, promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and reject protectionism outright. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi all believed that against the complex and volatile international backdrop, BRICS countries should step up cooperation, uphold multilateralism and international rules, promote free trade and safeguard the WTO rules.