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【标准美音 Editorial】02-09-2012
U.S. - South Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement

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Photo: REUTERS
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Korea Free Trade Agreement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington October 21, 2011.
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U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Robert Hormats
Environmental Cooperation Agreement
United States-Korea Free Trade AgreementU.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Robert Hormats announced recently that the United States and the Republic of Korea have signed the Environmental Cooperation Agreement.
"Our two governments have a deeply rooted partnership which has endured over decades," Under Secretary Hormats said, "The Environmental Cooperation Agreement will further strengthen our partnership. Together, we can combat illegal logging and illegal trade in wildlife; reduce air and water pollution; increase the use of environmentally friendly materials and the recycling of waste; and implement measures to ensure that our transportation sectors — our cars, airplanes, and ships — meet high environmental standards."
The United States and Korea negotiated the Environmental Cooperation Agreement along with the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, which was approved by the two countries in 2011. The Environmental Cooperation Agreement specifies areas where the United States and the Republic of Korea will cooperate on environmental protection; by including measures to improve environmental quality, it ensures that the Free Trade Agreement will not encourage practices that result in environmental degradation.