Relations between the US and Russia, riding high after a recent “cheeseburger summit” between Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, came back to earth during the recent spy scandal. But in between, the main thing the two leaders achieved when they met late last month has been overlooked: a joint commitment to see Russia join the World Trade Organisation. As Mr Obama said: “That's good for Russia, it's good for America and it's good for the world economy.”
在巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)与德米特里•梅德韦杰夫(Dmitry Medvedev)不久前的“芝士汉堡峰会”后,美俄关系曾出现起色,而紧接着发生的间谍丑闻,又让两国关系倒退。但在这中间,两国领导人上月下旬会晤时取得的主要成就被忽视了:即,共同承诺推动俄罗斯加入世界贸易组织(WTO)。正如奥巴马所说的:“这有利于俄罗斯、有利于美国、有利于世界manbetx20客户端下载 。”