Comprehensive multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements have been critical to spurring such liberalisation in the past and should continue to be pursued actively.

以往，全面的多边、地区性及双边贸易协定对促进市场自由化起到了重要的作用；我们应继续这项努力。

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The stalling of multilateral trade liberalisation will doubtless give a new impetus to regional and bilateral efforts.

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This recognises the importance of such regional trade initiatives and their potential to promote further trade liberalisation, while strengthening the primacy of the multilateral trading system.

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