奥巴马在联合国与世界各国领导人会面

 　　WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is to meet with Palestinian, Nigerian and Lebanese leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, and will focus his address to the General Assembly on the Middle East, the White House said Friday.

　　White House Deputy National Security Advisor¹ for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes said Obama will talk in New York on Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the recently relaunched peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

　　Obama will meet with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday and with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman separately on Tuesday to discuss the influx² of Syrian refugees to Lebanon, Rhodes said in a preview of Obama's UN trip.

　　The U.S. president is to focus his address to the General Assembly on the Middle East and North Africa, laying out the U.S. approach and policy forward, Rhodes said.

　　Obama will also urge the international society to stand strongly against the use of chemical weapons, calling on the Security Council to adopt a resolution on Syrian chemical weapons.

　　The White House also said Obama will talk about the Middle East peace process and the Iran nuclear issue, adding that he will urge a peaceful resolution to the nuclear issue through diplomacy³.

　　Rhodes said the administration believes there is a window of opportunity to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue diplomatically, but warned that recent willingness displayed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is not enough.

　　Earlier in the day, Josh Earnest, deputy White House spokesman, said U.S. officials "have had a number of engagements with the Iranians and we'll continue to have conversations on the basis of mutual⁴ respect."

　　"Over the course of those conversations, there will be an opportunity for the Iranians to demonstrate through actions the seriousness with which they are pursuing this endeavor," Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One, as they accompanied Obama to an event in Kansas City, Missouri, according to a White House transcript⁵.

1 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

2 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

3 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

5 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。