09-27-07

北韩核问题六方会谈在北京召开 (Six-Party Nuclear Talks Begin in Beijing)

有关北韩核计划的六方会谈再次召开，外交人员希望能够就如何彻底废止北韩核设施的细节问题达成一致。本星期在北京举行的会谈预计还将将重点讨论北韩公布所有核活动的时间表。

美国首席谈判代表、助理国务卿克里斯托弗.希尔星期四表示，总体来说，华盛顿和北韩立场接近，但是仍然有需要克服的分歧。

希尔星期四早些时候会晤了北韩特使金桂冠，试图解决星期三的一次会谈所遗留下来的问题。

今年2月，北韩同意放弃其核计划以换取燃料援助和外交让步，已经关闭了主要核设施。参加六方会谈的国家还包括韩国、日本、中国和俄罗斯。

Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program have resumed, with diplomats hoping to agree on details of how to totally disable the country's nuclear facilities. This week's discussions in Beijing are also expected to focus on setting a timetable for Pyongyang to disclose all of its nuclear activities.

Thursday, the chief U.S. envoy to the talks, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Christopher Hill, said that in general, Washington and North Korea are on the same wavelength. But he said there are still differences to overcome.

Hill met with North Korea's Kim Kye Kwan earlier Thursday to try to resolve issues from a meeting Wednesday.

North Korea agreed last February to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for fuel and political concessions. It has already shut down its main nuclear facility. The six-party talks also include South Korea, Japan, China and Russia.

巴基斯坦总统递交竞选文件 (Pakistani President Files Election Papers)

巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫星期四递交了竞选文件，不顾有关的争议，正式表明他将竞选连任。与此同时，安全部队封锁了首都伊斯兰堡，以阻止反对派计划发动的抗议。总理阿齐兹星期四把穆沙拉夫参选10月6号总统大选的提名文件递交给了选举委员会。

为了防范抗议，当局在选举委员会办公楼和附近的最高法院周围布署了数以百计的防暴警察和突击队员。

反对派领袖马克督姆.阿明.法希姆也于星期四递交了参选的提名文件。他是前总理布托领导下的巴基斯坦人民党的副主席。布托女士和穆沙拉夫两派之间一直在洽谈权力分享的问题，但是迄今还没有达成任何协议。

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf filed election papers Thursday cementing his controversial re-election bid for president, as security forces sealed off the capital Islamabad to prevent planned protests by opposition forces. His nomination papers for the country's upcoming October sixth elections were delivered to the Election Commission Office by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

Hundreds of riot police and commandos were deployed around the election office and nearby Supreme Court.

Opposition leader Makhdoom Amin Faheem, the vice chairman of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, also filed his nomination papers Thursday. Ms. Bhutto and General Musharraf have been holding talks on a power sharing deal, but have yet to reach an agreement.