克里:跨太平洋合作伙伴協議談判有進展

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday the 12 nations negotiating the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal have made "good progress" toward reaching a final agreement, but that some details remain to be worked out.

He highlighted a series of goals for the pact as he spoke during a visit to Singapore, saying the deal would not only create economic opportunities for the countries involved, but also serve as a show of support for "good governance, transparency and accountability."

Negotiations have stretched on for years, and last week trade ministers failed to agree on a final pact during talks in Hawaii. If completed, the so-called TPP could cover 40 percent of the global economy.

Kerry said the TPP would raise standards by calling for compliance with international labor and environmental standards, for state-owned companies to compete fairly with the private sector, and for businesses to refrain from the use of underage workers or unsafe work places.美國國務卿克里星期二說，12個國家在跨太平洋合作伙伴協議談判中朝着達成最終協議取得了“良好的進展”，但仍有一些細節有待解決。

克里在訪問新加坡期間發表演講，強調指出這項協議的一系列目標。他表示，該協議不僅能爲簽署國創造經濟機會，而且還能顯示對“善治、透明及問責”的支持。

有關談判已經持續了數年，各國貿易部長上星期未能在夏威夷的談判中達成最終協議。如能最終達成協議，跨太平洋合作伙伴協議將涵蓋全球經濟的40%。

克里說，跨太平洋合作伙伴協議將提高標準，規定必須遵守國際勞工和環保標準，國有企業必須公平地同私有企業競爭，並規定企業不得僱用未成年人或使用不安全的工作場所。