UAE hosts international meeting over Libya

     DUBAI, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Unites Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the third meeting of the Libya Contact Group on Thursday, with some 20 foreign ministers and representatives of regional and international organizations attending, the state news agency WAM reported.

    In a keynote address to the meeting, held in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin¹ Zayed Al Nahyan stressed the vital importance of Libya's territorial² integrity, saying Arab nations should play a central role in supporting the Libyan people.

    "We are seeking to keep that role prominent and reflective of the fraternal solidarity（团结一致） with our brethren in Libya," he told the participants from the Gulf³ Cooperation Council, the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union and NATO.

    "Days, weeks and months have proven that the Transitional National Council is the representative of the Libyan people and the voice that expresses their aspirations⁴ for a bright tomorrow. We hail the council's efforts to bring all areas under the consensus⁵ towards a new, united Libya looking forward confidently to the future," Sheikh Abdullah added.

    He noted⁶ that the council is in a desperate need for more political and economical support from the international community, saying the Abu Dhabi meeting had made an important breakthrough in removing some obstacles which hinder the temporary financial mechanism⁷ to enter into force.

    "The financial mechanism is now ready to receive financial commitments from countries," the UAE foreign minister said.

    During the meeting, co-chaired by Sheikh Abdullah, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the participants（参与者） reiterated⁸ their support for the Transitional National Council and the Libyan people.

    They also called for the establishment of an international mechanism to unfreeze Libyan state assets, formerly⁹ controlled by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime, to serve the Libyan people 's interests.

    At the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah, Frattini and Mahmoud Jibril, interim¹⁰ prime minister of the Libyan Transitional National Council, signed an agreement enabling the temporary financial mechanism to receive financial pledges.

    According to WAM, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al Salim Al Sabah announced that his country would transfer 180 million U.S. dollars to Libya's rebels. Italy also pledged assistance worth up to 400 million euros (580 million dollars).(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

5 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

8 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

9 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

10 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。