【标准美音社论】美国土耳其的双边贸易(1/2)

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【标准美音 Editorial】04-13-2012
U.S. And Turkey Doing Business  

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Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man walks through a market in the town of Novi Pazar, Serbia, where Turkish goods are sold.
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编辑：清泷夜心
翻译：cowboy945945
HINTS:
President Obama
Turkish President Abdullah Gul
U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson
Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists
Center for American Progress
Ankara
the '10 by 23' plan
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$The United States and Turkey have for six decades enjoyed a close political and military relationship.  But our economic and business partnership has lagged behind until recently. During President Obama's 2009 trip to Turkey, he and Turkish President Abdullah Gul agreed to advance our commercial partnership to the level of our diplomatic and strategic defense relationship.
According to U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, we have now begun to see the fruits of this relationship.  Bryson spoke at a recent event jointly organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists and the Washington-based think tank, Center for American Progress.  He said, "Ankara's goal to push Turkey into the top 10 economies by its centennial in 2023 - the '10 by 23' plan - is an entirely plausible target."
Today, Turkey is the world's 17th largest economy, with an average economic growth of 5.4%  between 2002 and 2011.  And despite the global economic downturn, the Turkish government expects its economy to expand by another 4% in 2012.
Bilateral trade between the United States and Turkey reached a record level of $20 billion last year, and both countries are looking to double that figure by 2014.美国与土耳其之间有着60年紧密的政治与军事关系，但是经贸关系的发展相对落后。美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马2009年访问土耳其的时候与土耳其总统阿卜杜拉•居尔达成协议，将发展经贸关系放在同政治和防务关系一样高的层面。
在美国商务部长约翰伯•布莱森称，两国已到了收获合作成果之时。他在最近一个由土耳其联合会的商人和实业家与在华盛顿的智库美国发展进步中心共同承办的活动上表示，“安卡拉实行的目的在于使土耳其成为世界经济十强的计划是完全可行的”。
今天，土耳其是世界上第17大经济体，在2002-2011年间平均经济增幅5.4%。尽管全球经济不景气，土耳其政府仍预计2012年其经济增幅将为4%。
美-土双边贸易额去年达到了创纪录的200亿美元，双方都预计该数字将在2014年翻番。