U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the White House to discuss bilateral relations and other issues of mutual concern.
　　2009年3月12日，美国总统奥巴马于白宫会见了正在这里访问的中国外交部长杨洁篪，讨论双边关系和其他共同关心的问题。
　　Yang is here on a five-day working visit as guest of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The most important purpose of the visit, Yang said earlier Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), is to make preparations for the meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama in London in early April.　　

　　杨洁篪将进行为期5天的工作访问，由国务卿希拉里接待。12日早些时候，杨洁篪在美国战略与国际问题研究中心谈到，这次访问的首要目的是为中国主席胡锦涛和美国总统奥巴马于4月份伦敦的会议做好准备。
　　This will be the first summit between heads of state of the two countries since the new U.S. administration came into office in January.
　　这是在美国新政府1月份上任后，中美两国首次进行首脑会议。
　　"Both sides attach great importance to this meeting and are making intensive preparations for it. I am confident that with joint efforts of the two sides, the meeting will be a great success and chart the course for the future growth of China-U.S. relations," the minister said, when addressing a luncheon meeting at the CSIS.
　　杨洁篪在美国战略与国际问题研究中心午餐会上说：“双方都很重视这次的首脑会议，正在充分准备。我相信，在双方的共同努力下，这次峰会将会成为很成功，为未来中美关系的发展做铺垫。”
　　Yang is expected to meet with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden later on Thursday.
　　杨洁篪会在12日晚些时候会见美国副总统约瑟夫·拜登。