02-27-08

纽约爱乐乐团在北韩举行历史性音乐会 (New York Philharmonic Holds Historic Concert in North Korea)

纽约爱乐乐团星期二在北韩开始一场历史性音乐会，演奏了北韩和美国国歌。纽约爱乐乐团是访问北韩这个孤立国家的最有声望的美国文化团体。

爱乐乐团音乐总监马泽尔星期一抵达平壤后对记者表达了这次访问将改善美国与北韩关系的期望。马泽尔说，他是音乐人，不是政治人物，但是如果乐团演奏的音乐可以感动听众，那么纽约爱乐乐团将尽力完成让两国人民关系更紧密的使命。

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra began a historic concert in North Korea Tuesday, with the national anthems of North Korea and the United States.

The Philharmonic is the most prominent American cultural institution to visit the isolated country.

Speaking to reporters after arriving at the Pyongyang airport Monday, the Philharmonic's musical director Lorin Maazel expressed his hope that the trip would improve ties between the United States and North Korea. Maazel said he is a musician, and not a politician, but if the music moves its audience, the Philharmonic will have done what it can to bring the people of the two countries closer.

五角大楼：中国准备开放美国战俘/失踪人员档案 (Pentagon: China Prepares to Open U.S. POW/MIA Records to U.S. Investigators)

美国国防官员说，中国准备向美国提供可能解决韩战数以千计失踪美军士兵下落问题的军方档案。五角大楼官员星期一说，双方星期五将在中国签署有关战俘及战争失踪人员问题的协议。美国方面的代表是负责有关事务的国防部助理副部长查尔斯.雷。

中国参与了1950年到1953年的韩战，帮助北韩对抗美国领导的联合国部队。美国方面说，中国扣押了美军战俘，并且管理了设在北韩的战俘营。查尔斯.雷将在美国国务卿赖斯之后到达中国。赖斯星期二抵达北京，就如何推进北韩去核进程展开讨论。

U.S. defense officials say China is prepared to grant the United States access to military records that could resolve the fate of thousands of American servicemen missing from the Korean War. Pentagon officials said Monday that the two sides will sign an agreement on the prisoner of war and missing in action issue on Friday in China. The U.S. side will be represented by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles Ray.

China entered the 1950 to 1953 Korean War on the side of the North against a U.S.-led United Nations' force. The United States says China held Americans as prisoners of war and also managed POW camps in North Korea. Ray's visit will follow that of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who arrives in Beijing Tuesday to discuss how to move North Korea's denuclearization process forward.