非洲－欧盟保证与非盟在安全事务上合作

 

EU Pledges Security Cooperation with African Union

 

Representing the presidency¹ of the African Union, Nigerian Foreign Minister Olu Adeniji made an appeal for EU support, during a press conference after talks in Luxembourg.

 

Olu Adeniji: We must take initiative in resolving conflicts that have plagued our continent. We are also conscious of the fact that we would need the collaboration² of the international community in being able to address these conflicts. And, so, I appeal to the European Union to, from time-to-time, give us the kind of assistance we require.

 

The African Union has about 2,200 peacekeepers in Sudan, where a bloody³ conflict in the western Darfur region has claimed tens of thousands of lives, and forced more than two million people to flee their homes. The dispute pits government-backed nomadic⁴ Arab militia⁵ against local rebels, in a struggle over power and scarce resources.

 

EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana says Africa can rely on European help in dealing⁶ with security issues.

 

Javier Solana: They can be sure that, whenever we can, within our capabilities⁷, which are not infinite, we will always be helping⁸ them, as we have done it now in Sudan. We may do it in Somalia, in all the difficult possible theaters that may come up in the continent of Africa, that they can count [on], and will always have, the help, the advice, the cooperation, from the security point of view also.

 

In January, Sudan agreed to a U.N.-mediated peace accord to end the 21-year war between the Arab North and the mainly Christian⁹ and animist South. More than two-million people were killed and four million displaced by that conflict. But analysts¹⁰ say aid money to rebuild the country may not flow unless violence in Darfur also ends. Mr. Solana said he hopes peace can also spread to Darfur.

 

Mr. Solana: What could be important is that the North-South agreement will have an impact on the East-West conflict. I hope very much that will be the case. The North -South agreement has been reached, there's a peacekeeping force - in that case it is [from the] U.N. Let us hope that also helps on North-South. I think now pressure should be put on both sides, on the rebels, and also on the government of Sudan.

 

The United Nations has also given the International Criminal Court a sealed list of 51 people suspected of war crimes in Darfur, where the United States says genocide has taken place.

 

Douglas Bakshian, for VOA news, Luxembourg.

 

注释：

Luxembourg [5luksEm7bE:^] n. 卢森堡公国(西欧国家)

collaboration [kE7lAbE5reiFEn] n. 协作，通敌

Darfur [dB:5fJE(r)] 达尔福尔[苏丹西部一地区]

nomadic [nEu5mAdik] adj. 游牧的

animist n. 万物有灵论者

genocide [5dVenEu7said] n. 有计划的灭种和屠杀

 

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

3 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

4 nomadic   

adj.流浪的；游牧的

参考例句：

• This tribe still live a nomadic life.这个民族仍然过着游牧生活。
• The plowing culture and the nomadic culture are two traditional principal cultures in China.农耕文化与游牧文化是我国传统的两大主体文化。

5 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

6 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

7 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

10 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。