09-18-07

俄罗斯、中国关切可能用武力对付伊朗 (Russia, China Express Concern About Possible Use of Force Against Iran)

在法国外长警告德黑兰核项目可能引发战争的评论后，俄罗斯和中国对可能使用武力对付伊朗表示关注。俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫星期二表示，俄罗斯对存在对伊朗采取军事行动的认真考虑的报导感到担忧。拉夫罗夫在莫斯科会晤法国外长库什纳后做出上诉评论。

中国外交部女发言人僵瑜表示，北京反对她说称的在国际事务中动辄用武力相威胁的做法。

法国外长库什纳星期天说，如果核问题国际谈判失败，国际社会应当准备好对伊朗开战的可能性。但是，伊朗总统星期二对库什纳的讲话不以为然，认为这个评论是说给媒体听的，不必当真。

Russia and China have expressed concern about the possible use of force against Iran, following a comment from France warning of the prospect of war over Tehran's nuclear program. Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is worried by reports that there is serious consideration being given to military action against Iran. He made the comment after talks in Moscow with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Beijing is opposed to what it called the unbridled threat of the use of force in international affairs.

On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Kouchner said the world should prepare for the possibility of war against Iran, if nuclear negotiations fail. But Iranian President dismissed the warning, saying it was a comment intended for the media that should not be taken seriously.

通用汽车公司同工会工人继续谈判 (Contract Negotiations Continue Between GM, Union Workers)

美国汽车制造巨头通用汽车公司与该公司工会雇员的合同谈判持续到星期一晚上，同时，工人在没有新合同情况下报到上班。双方星期一都没有对谈判发表公开评论。但是，由于协议即将达成的乐观看法，通用汽车公司的股票上涨了大约3%。

通用汽车工人的合同星期五晚间正式到期。但是在谈判继续进行的同时，工会成员以小时为单位不断延长目前的合同。

如果双方达成协议，这项协议将成为工会同另外两家美国主要汽车制造商福特和克莱斯勒公司合同谈判的蓝本。

Contract talks between U.S. auto-manufacturing giant General Motors and its union employees continued into the evening Monday while workers reported for duty without a new contract. Neither side made any public comment Monday on the talks, but GM's stock price rose about three percent on optimism that an agreement would be forthcoming.

The autoworkers' contract officially expired Friday night, but union workers have extended it on an hour-by-hour basis as negotiations continue.

If the two sides reach a deal, the agreement will serve as a model in contract talks between the union and other major U.S. automakers, Ford and Chrysler.