11-06-07

美国国防部长敦促中国就核项目向伊朗施压 (US Defense Secretary Urges China to Press Iran on Nuclear Program)

美国国防部长罗伯特.盖茨敦促中国加大对伊朗施加让其放弃核项目的压力。他警告说，中国会受损于中东地区任何不稳定情况。

盖茨星期二在北京对记者说，扮演破坏中东稳定力量角色的伊朗对包括中国在内的任何国家都没有好处。盖茨说，他星期一在与中国官员会谈时谈到伊朗核项目问题。

尽管中国的大量石油来自伊朗，但是中国曾两度支持联合国针对伊朗拒绝停止浓缩铀实施制裁。但是北京排除了立即进一步制裁伊朗。中国外交部发言人星期二说，北京和美国一样，反对伊朗拥有核武器，但是他强调通过对话解决与伊朗争端的重要性。

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has urged China to step up pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear program, warning Beijing that it stands to lose from any instability in the Middle East.

Speaking with reporters in Beijing Tuesday, Gates said an Iran that acts as a destabilizing force is not in anyone's interest, including China's. Gates said he raised the issue during meetings with Chinese officials Monday.

Although much of China's oil comes from Iran, it has twice supported U.N. sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment. But Beijing is ruling out any immediate additional sanctions. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday that Beijing, like the United States, opposes a nuclear-armed Iran. He also stressed the importance of dialogue in resolving the dispute with Iran.

联合国特使将在缅甸首都会晤外国外交官 (UN Envoy to Meet With Foreign Diplomats in Burmese Capital)

驻缅甸的外国外交官被召集到偏远的首都内比都，会晤试图结束缅甸的政治危机的联合国特使甘巴里。在缅甸的外交官说，他们被邀请星期三与甘巴里会面，但没有提供多少有关这次会谈议程的信息。

甘巴里星期六抵达缅甸，自抵达后一直在与缅甸军人统治者举行会谈。目前还不清楚他是否会见军方领导人丹瑞大将或者是否会按原计划星期二会晤缅甸反对派领导人昂山素季。

甘巴里访缅是推动鼓励军政府与支持民主的反对派人士达成和解努力的一部份。另外，联合国缅甸人权特使皮涅罗星期二说，他从缅甸军政府收到下星期访问缅甸的邀请。

Foreign diplomats in Burma have been summoned to its remote capital of Naypyidaw to meet with U.N. envoy Gambari who is attempting to end the country's political crisis. Diplomats in Burma said they were invited to meet with Gambari on Wednesday, but gave little information regarding the agenda for the gathering. 

Gambari arrived in Burma on Saturday and has been holding talks with the country's military rulers since his arrival. It is not clear if Gambari will meet with Burma's military leader Than Shwe during his visits or whether he will go ahead with a scheduled meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday.

Gambari is in Burma as part of a push to encourage reconciliation between the military government and its pro-democracy opponents. Also Tuesday, the U.N.'s special envoy on human rights in Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, said he has been invited for a visit next week by the country's military authorities.