11-17-06

总统利用亚太经合会讨论北韩问题 (President Bush Uses APEC Summit to Discuss North Korea)

美国总统布什利用这个星期在河内举行的亚太经合组织峰会的机会，与参加六方会谈的其他国家的领导人讨论北韩的核野心。布什总统星期五对记者说，他将敦促其他国家全面执行联合国上个月对北韩实施的制裁措施。

布什总统这个星期将在亚太经合组织首脑会议期间，与韩国、日本、俄罗斯和中国领导人举行双边会谈。这些国家都反对平壤拥有核武器，但是在如何对待平壤的问题上存在分歧。韩国主张谨慎处理联合国对北韩的制裁。

布什说，他打算在亚太经合组织正常会议期间也提出北韩核问题。布什表示，会议讨论不应该仅仅局限于贸易。

President Bush is using this week's economic summit in Hanoi as an opportunity to discuss North Korea's nuclear ambitions with leaders from other nations involved in six-party talks with Pyongyang. President Bush told reporters today (Friday) he will urge the other nations to fully implement United Nations sanctions imposed against North Korea last month.

Mr. Bush is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with leaders from South Korea, Japan, Russia and China on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this week. All the parties oppose a nuclear North Korea but differ on ways to approach Pyongyang. South Korea has advocated using caution regarding U.N. sanctions.

President Bush says he intends to raise the North Korean nuclear issue during the regular APEC meetings as well, saying the discussions should not be limited to trade.

人权观察赞扬韩国支持联合国北韩人权决议(HRW Praises South Korea for Support of UN Human Rights Resolution on North Korea)

人权观察赞扬韩国决定支持谴责北韩践踏人权的联合国决议。这个总部设在纽约的人权组织星期五发表声明，敦促首尔施压，促使北韩与联合国人权专家开始有意义的对话。

韩国外交通商部星期四宣布，韩国将对联合国谴责北韩践踏人权的决议投赞成票。在前3次投票中，首尔一直遵照避免与平壤对抗的接触政策，投了弃权票。韩国外交通商部说，韩国政府将支持这项决议，因为韩国希望鼓励北韩和国际社会展开人权对话。

联合国大会预期在未来几天内将就一项不具约束性的决议投票，决议呼吁平壤全面尊重人权和基本自由。

Human Rights Watch is praising South Korea for its decision to support a U.N. resolution condemning North Korea for human rights abuses. In a statement issued today (Friday), the New York-based organization urged Seoul to press North Korea to start meaningful dialogue with U.N. human rights experts.

South Korea's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday it will vote in favor of a U.N. resolution condemning North Korea for human rights abuses. Seoul had abstained from three previous votes under a policy of non-confrontational engagement with Pyongyang. The ministry said the government will support the resolution because it wants to encourage dialogue on human rights between Pyongyang and the world community.

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote in the coming days on a non-binding resolution that calls on Pyongyang to fully respect human rights and basic freedoms.