默克尔敦促尽快签署欧盟—东盟自贸协定
2012年7月11日![epa03302477 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) shakes hands with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono shortly after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, 10 July 2012. Merkel will seek to strengthen trade ties with Indonesia during her first official visit to South East Asia s biggest economy as she tries to offset weak demand from Germany s eurozone partners. Indonesia is Germany s fourth biggest trading partner in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which has a combined population of 575 million people about 8 per cent of the world population. EPA/MAST IRHAM +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++](https://static.dw.com/image/16086426_800.webp)
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联邦德国总理默克尔敦促尽快签署欧盟与东盟的双边自由贸易协定。默克尔今天(7月11日)在雅加达指出,考虑到来自中、韩等国的竞争,欧盟应抓紧时间,完成同该地区之间的自贸协定。东盟目前已是欧盟的第三大贸易伙伴。据欧委会提供的数据,2011年,双方之间的贸易总额达到2006亿欧元;对东盟而言,欧盟是中国之后的第2大贸易贸易伙伴。欧盟和东盟从2007年5月起进行自贸协定谈判,迄今进展缓慢。默克尔今天在雅加达发表的讲话中对欧盟在东盟国家中失去影响力提出警告,并提醒欧盟各成员国加强彼此之间的合作。她指出,如果欧洲人自己都不能团结,就不可能对世界的发展发挥影响。默克尔今天结束了对印度尼西亚的首次访问回国。