GENEVA adidas superstar lotus kopen , July 20 (Xinhua) -- Britain is committed to multilateralism and the World Trade Organization(WTO), the United Kingdom International Trade Minister Liam Fox said Thursday.
"The international trading system that we created in 1995 may be in need of some refurbishment, but our commitment to its fundamental goals and principles remains unshaken," said Fox while speaking at the Graduate Institute, an international studies' university in Geneva,
"The UK has been a WTO member since the organization's inception and I am proud to stand here today and say that the UK remains adidas superstar bloemen dames , to its core, committed to multilateralism, and to the WTO," he said.
He was speaking on the theme Beyond Brexit: Britain and the Global Economy, and was to meet the WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo at the organization's headquarters later in the day.
Brexit is the popular term for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, which it voted on by a slim margin in a June 23 adidas superstar met bloemen , 2016 referendum.
Fox noted that while much political activity in Europe has focused on Brexit, the world in facing another round of trade liberalisation under the WTO.
He said that to Britain, "a nation that has for centuries been dedicated to the principles of free trade, the World Trade Organization retains both a vital symbolic and practical significance".
The minister said the WTO is the home of "the rules-based international system for global trade that has been the foundation of our post-war prosperity".
"We must remain vigilant, and ensure we have an efficient mechanism in place for resolving disputes between members that, crucially adidas superstar rainbow kopen , commands the confidence of WTO members," said the minister.
Fox said it is critical that trade works for all WTO members, and he said Britain remains committed to ensuring Least Developed Countries and other developing country trading partners can use trade to reduce poverty.
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ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Monday spoke highly of Pakistan's national development over the past 70 years adidas superstar kopen belgie , expressing confidence that the country will have a bright future.
Wang made the remarks in his address at the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the independence of Pakistan.
Seventy years ago, the Pakistani people realized national independence through an arduous struggle, putting an end to their suffering under imperialist and colonial aggression and oppression, Wang noted. "This victory completely changed the destiny of the country, giving birth to a brand new Pakistan that stands firm in the East," he said.
Over the past 70 years adidas superstar belgie , Pakistan has taken on a new look with much improved infrastructure, leapfrog advances in science and technology and notably enhanced comprehensive national strength, he said.
Wang noted that Pakistan has joined the ranks of the top 50 economies in the world with its GDP soaring from some 2 billion U.S. dollars to more than 300 billion dollars, adding that its people have made great leaps from poverty to subsistence and to initial prosperity.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has been committed to the path of peaceful development and to pursuing external relations on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Wang said.
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In recent years in particular, Pakistan has been actively involved in the international fight against terrorism and UN peacekeeping operations, and made enormous sacrifice for and great contribution to world peace and regional stability, Wang said.
"The peace-loving people of Pakistan, having endured many hardships adidas yeezy boost 350 kopen , are now making big strides on the path towards a bright future of development and prosperity," said Wang.
"Though there will be twists and turns down the road, the resilient and perseverant people of Pakistan will prevail over any difficulty, and create new miracles and glories in the great cause of national prosperity, unity and people's well-being," he added.
Wang arrived in Pakistan on Sunday to attend activities marking the 70th anniversary of Pakistan's independence at the invitation of the Pakistani government.
German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel makes her keynote speech during the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe adidas nmd city sock kopen , Germany Dec. 14, 2015. (XinhuaLuo Huanhuan)
BERLIN， March 27 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday hailed her party's triumph in the southwestern state of Saarland， saying it boosted the morale of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) ahead of the coming federal election in September.
"The CDU has demonstrated an outstanding result with 40.7 percent of votes with a significant growth in turnout when compared with the previous election in the Landtag (State Diet) and with a growth in support numbers，" Merkel said.
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She called the state election the day before "encouraging" and "great."
With six months to go before the federal election on Sept. 24， Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party won 40.7 percent of the vote in the Saarland state parliament， an improvement on the 35.2 percent achieved in the 2012 election.
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