冰島女總理將攜夫人訪華 引發中國網友熱議

Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir will meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this month in Beijing as the countries sign a free trade agreement, her office said Saturday.
冰島總理辦公室週六發表聲明說，冰島總理約翰娜·西於爾扎多蒂本月將在北京會見中國總理李克強，共同簽署一項自由貿易協議。

"The prime minister of Iceland, Johanna Sigurdardottir, and her wife, Jonina Leosdottir, will be on an official visit to China on April 15-18," it said in a statement.
官方聲明表示，“冰島總理約翰娜·西於爾扎多蒂將於4月15-18日攜夫人約尼娜·萊茲多蒂正式訪問中國。”

She will also meet with former premier Wen Jiabao and President Xi Jinping, on a visit that will include the signing of a trade deal between Reykjavik and Beijing after six years of negotiations.
同時她將會見中國國家主席習近平和前總理溫家寶，這次出訪任務包括簽署兩國首府雷克雅未克與北京之間的貿易約定，此前雙方就此約定協商長達六年之久。

The agreement will be signed by the Icelandic foreign affairs minister and the Chinese commerce minister.
這項協議將由冰島外交大臣和中國商務部部長共同簽署。

"The prime minister and premier Wen Jiabao agreed during his visit to Iceland in 2012 to put increased effort into finalising the agreement, so as to have it finalised within a year," Sigurdardottir's office said.
西於爾扎多蒂的總理辦公室稱，“2012年，時任總理的溫家寶在出訪冰島時表示，願意付出更多努力，讓兩國在一年之內完成協商簽署協議。”

Wen Jiabao's trip to Iceland in April last year was the first official visit by a Chinese premier to the North Atlantic island in 41 years, and saw the countries enter a deal on cooperation in the oil-rich Arctic region.
去年4月溫總理出訪冰島是41年來中國總理對北大西洋島國的首次正式訪問，這次訪問還見證了兩國就石油儲量豐富的北極地區合作達成共識。

China's interest in Iceland came to the fore in 2011 when a Chinese property tycoon tried to buy a large swathe of land in the north of the country for a tourism project.
中國最早在2011年開始對冰島產生興趣，當時，一名中國地產大亨試圖在冰島北部地區買下一大片地，開發旅遊項目。

Some observers suggested that property magnate Huang Nubo's purchase would help China win a foothold in the Arctic amid general concern over Chinese investment in Europe.
一些觀察者認爲，這位地產商黃怒波的購買行爲會幫助中國贏得北極圈內的一席之地，中國在歐洲的投資引起了廣泛關注。

The deal was eventually blocked by the Icelandic government, after officials said China had mooted using the island as a trans-Arctic shipping port.
官方稱中國是要將冰島作爲跨北極航運港口，這項交易最後被冰島政府阻止。

Retreating ice has opened up the potential for a shorter cargo shipping route with Asia, which would cut the sea voyage between Shanghai and northern Europe by some 6,400 kilometres (4,000 miles).
北極海冰消融，爲開放亞歐短程貨運航線的提供了可能，這一航線可以使上海與北歐間的海運路程減少4000英里（約合6400公里）。

【小科普】

大家都知道，丹麥是世界上第一個在法律上承認同性伴侶的國家。冰島的同性婚姻合法之路又是怎樣的呢？

冰島同性婚姻法出臺：冰島在1996年促成同性戀民事伴侶合法化，擁有與異性結合婚姻相同的權益，但是同性戀者的這項關係一直不被視爲正式婚姻。這種有實無名的同性關係到2010年有了正名的機會。2010年6月27日，冰島頒佈相關法律，承認同性戀合法。

冰島女總理與女友完婚：冰島女總理西於爾扎多蒂於2009年2月就任冰島總理。此前她一直和女友萊奧斯多提爾同居，兩人組成“民事結合”。在法律允許同性戀結婚的同一天，冰島女總理約翰娜·西於爾扎多蒂和相戀多年的同性伴侶完婚，成爲冰島歷史上第一對依法結婚的同性伴侶。