EU, Japan Have 'Agreement in Principle' on Free Trade Deal

歐盟與日本達成自由貿易協議

歐盟和日本就自由貿易達成了原則性協議

The European Union and Japan have reached an "agreement in principle" on a free trade deal that will affect an overwhelming majority of commerce between the two economic giants and will be officially endorsed at a summit of their leaders Thursday.

歐盟與日本在自由貿易上達成一致。這將會給兩個商業體帶來巨大的影響，這將會在周四被官方認可。

歐盟與日本就自由貿易簽署的原則協議將影響兩大經濟大國絕大多數商業往來，該協議將在周四的領導人峰會上正式簽署。

EU Council President Donald Tusk and Japanese Prime Minister Abe will meet on Thursday and will be able to shake hands on the landmark deal, which took four years of negotiations.

歐盟主席Donald Tusk和日本首相Abe將在周四會面，他們將在這件花費了4年談判的貿易中達成劃時代的一致。

歐盟主席Donald Tusk和日本首相Abe將在周四會員，為歷時四年談判的協議達成里程碑意義式的握手。

A senior EU official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been officially announced, said that top negotiators "found agreement in principle at their level."

一位匿名的歐盟官員表明合作還沒有被官方宣布，這個劃時代的談判達成了高度的一致

由于該協議暫時未官方宣布，據一名匿名的高級歐盟官員透露，最高談判代表正立尋其原則上的共識。

He added they "felt confident to recommend to our leaders tomorrow to confirm that agreement as the next crucial step."

他補充道：他們有信心的建議我們的領導人確認合作，這將會是巨大的前進。

他補充道，談判代表有信心在明天向領導人建議該協議并證實該協議是下一步發展的關鍵因素。