雙語新聞

10-09-06

赖斯促伊拉克库尔德领袖和解 (Rice Presses Iraqi Kurdish Leader on Reconciliation)

美國國务卿赖斯敦促伊拉克库尔德族领导人與逊尼派和什葉派领导人共同建设一個统一民主的國家。星期五，赖斯在埃尔比勒城會见了伊拉克北部库尔德自治地區总统巴尔紮尼，为库尔德人长期與美國合作而对他表示感谢，並敦促他與巴格达政府解決共享伊拉克石油资源的问题。巴尔紮尼表达了对建立一個“民主的伊拉克和联邦製”的承诺。他说他主张在全體伊拉克人民中公平分配國家收入。  赖斯访问之际，控製石油资源的问题导致伊拉克局势日益紧张。相當一部份石油资源位於库尔德地區。

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has pressed Iraq's Kurdish leaders to work with Sunni Arab and Shi'ite leaders for a unified and democratic country. Rice met Friday in Irbil with Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomus region. She thanked him for the Kurds' long cooperation with the United States. She also urged Barzani to work with the government in Baghdad to resolve the issue of sharing Iraq's oil wealth. Barzani said he was committed to a "democratic Iraq and the federal system." He said he favors fair distribution of revenues for all the Iraqi people. Rice's visit comes amid increasing tensions in Iraq over the control of the country's oil resources. A substantial portion is in the Kurdish region.

韩官员如任联合國秘书长願访北韩 (South Korean Official Willing to Visit North Korea as UN Chief)

韩國外交通商部长官潘基文说，如果他成为联合國下屆秘书长，會考虑出访北韩，帮助解決北韩核项目陷入的僵局。 潘基文预计下星期被确定为下一屆联合國秘书长。伦敦金融时报星期五发表的一篇采访引述潘基文的话说，现任联合國秘书长安南做出了很多贡獻，但是在十年任期內一直沒有访问北韩。潘基文说，他认为自己更适合处理北韩核爭端，因为他对朝鲜半岛南北雙方的关係更为了解。  潘基文发表上述评论的三天前，平壤宣布计划在未來沒有具體说明的时候试验核武器。联合國安理會预计星期五通过一份聲明，敦促北韩取消核武器试验的计划。

South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-Moon says, if he becomes the next U.N. secretary-general, he will consider visiting North Korea to help resolve the standoff over its nuclear program.  Ban is expected to be confirmed as the next U.N. chief next week. In an interview published by the "Financial Times" Friday, Ban said current Secretary- General Kofi Annan has made many contributions, but has not been able to visit North Korea during the past 10 years. Ban said he believes he is in a better position to handle the nuclear dispute, because he has a deeper understanding of the inter-Korean relationship. Ban published comments come three days after Pyongyang announced it plans to test a nuclear weapon at an unspecified time in the future. The U.N. Security Council is expected to approve a statement today urging North Korea to cancel any planned nuclear weapons test. 联合國安理會將就北韩核试验开會 (UN Security Council Meets On North Korean Nuclear Test) 北韩宣布星期一进行了一次地下核爆炸，世界很多國家立即纷纷谴责这次强烈爆炸。 联合國安理會在纽约开會讨论有关局势。布什总统说，美國、中國、俄罗斯、日本和韩國一致认为安理會应當采取果斷措施。 國际监测機构证实星期一早上监测到來自北韩东北部的震波，表明很可能是核爆炸。对爆炸规模的估计各方有出入。韩國说，爆炸力量小於1千吨TNT炸药的威力。俄罗斯官员说，北韩试爆的威力可能會相當於1萬5千吨TNT炸药，其爆炸力约等於美國1945年在日本廣岛投下的原子弹的威力。 韩國情报官员说，有跡象显示北韩有可能在準备再次进行核试验。 North Korea says it set off an underground nuclear explosion today (Monday), a powerful blast that drew immediate, worldwide condemnation. The U.N. Security Council is meeting in New York to discuss the situation. President Bush says the United States, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea all agree the Council should take decisive action. International monitors confirmed that a seismic tremor Monday morning in northeast North Korea suggested a nuclear blast. Estimates of the blast's size varied, with South Korea saying it had an explosive force of less than one thousand tons of T.N.T. Russian officials said it may have been as much as 15 thousand tons of T.N.T. -- about the same size as the atomic bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. South Korean intelligence officials said there are indications the North may be preparing another test. 联合國安理會任命韩國外长为联合國新秘书长 (UN Security Council Nominates South Korean FM as New UN Secretary-General) 联合國安理會任命韩國外交通商部长官潘基文接替即將卸任的联合國秘书长安南的职务。 安理會主席说，安理會相信潘基文將是一位好的和强有力的秘书长。 潘基文说，作为联合國秘书长，他將致力於把联合國变得更透明和更有效。 任命程序的下一步是寻求共有192個成员的联合國大會的批準。 The U.N. Security Council has nominated South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as the successor to outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The president of the council says the council believes Ban will be a "good, strong secretary-general." Ban says, as secretary-general, he will work to make the United Nations more transparent and effective. The next step in the process is seeking approval from the 192-member General Assembly.