preparatory meeting

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It was reported yesterday from the preparatory meeting of the forum that ministerial officials from 20 countries have been confirmed to attend the forum in Changsha.
昨日记者从论坛筹备会议了解到，目前已确定有20个国家部长级官员来长，届时，国家商务部将把“中国杂交水稻技术援外培训中心”授予湖南企业隆平高科。
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Mr. Price expressed disappointment that after a preparatory meeting of finance ministers last week in Britain, the Group of 20 did not issue a stronger statement about protecting trade.
上周在英国召开的一次财长预备性会议之后，20国集团并没有就贸易保护发表一个更加强硬的声明，普莱斯先生对此表示失望。
The United States walked out of the initial conference on the subject in South Africa in 2001 because of attacks on Israel, but it joined in preparatory talks for the Geneva meeting.
美国没有参加2001年在南非召开的第一次反对种族歧视大会，原因是对以色列的袭击。但是美国参加了这次日内瓦会议的预备会谈。

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