口译时事：美俄外长和防长将于9日在华盛顿会晤

2013-08-09 10:13:05来源：网络

　The foreign and defense ministers of the United States and Russia will meet here on Friday amid lingering differences over a number of issues including the latest row over the fugitive American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, the State Department said Tuesday.

　　Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will meet with their Russian counterparts in Washington, reviving the so-called 2+2 meeting format with Russia last held in 2007, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a daily press briefing.
　　"The group will discuss a number of pressing bilateral and global issues, including strategic stability, political-military cooperation and regional issues," she said. "We certainly have our share of disagreements with Russia over a number of issues, and I' m sure they will be part of the conversation."
　　Washington and Moscow differ sharply, among others, on Syria, the missile defense system and the fate of Snowden, who was granted temporary asylum in Russia on Aug. 1 despite repeated U.S. calls for his return to face charges at home.
　　Psaki said she expected her country to raise the issue of Snowden with Russia in Friday's meeting. "We would like to see Mr. Snowden return to the United States," she added. "I don't know technically what that requires, but we know they have the capability to do that."
　　Russia will not discuss Snowden in the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday. "There is nothing to discuss, " he said.
　　In his view, Washington had "distorted reality" by indicating a summit between Russian and U.S. presidents scheduled for September might be in jeopardy following the row over Snowden.
　　The White House said Monday that it was reviewing whether President Barack Obama will proceed with the summit with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
　　It has said Obama will go as planned to the Russian city of St. Petersburg for the Group of 20 meeting.
　　Obama sought to reset ties with Russia during his first term and won Moscow's cooperation on Afghanistan, Iran and nuclear arms reduction, but bilateral relations have soured since Putin's return to the presidency in May 2012.
　　相关新闻：美国国务院6日证实，美国和俄罗斯外长及国防部长定于9日在华盛顿举行会晤，讨论一系列“紧迫的双边和全球问题”。
　　国务院发言人普萨基在当天的例行新闻发布会上说，美国国务卿克里和国防部长哈格尔将与俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫和国防部长绍伊古恢复2007年中止的所谓“2加2”会谈，讨论“一系列紧迫的双边和全球问题”，包括“战略稳定、政治军事合作和地区问题”。
　　普萨基说，美俄在一些问题上存在分歧，她确信这些分歧也将是会谈的内容，包括叙利亚冲突和移交斯诺登等问题。她重申美方观点，即希望看到斯诺登被送回美国。她说：“我不知道做到这一点在技术上需要什么，但我们知道他们有能力这么做。”
　　俄罗斯副外长里亚布科夫当天则表示，俄方在会谈中不会讨论斯诺登问题，“没有什么可以讨论的”。俄方反对把斯诺登事件与俄美总统原定9月初在莫斯科举行的首脑会晤挂钩，希望美方认识到举行这一会晤的益处。
　　尽管美方一再要求把泄露机密情报的斯诺登交回受审，但俄方不仅拒绝，而且于本月１日准许斯诺登在俄罗斯临时避难。失望之下，美方明确表示将重新审视美俄举行首脑会晤的“效用”。
　　美国总统奥巴马在第一个任期内寻求重启美俄关系并取得一些进展，不仅赢得俄方在伊朗核问题和阿富汗战争上的合作，而且双方签署了新的削减战略武器条约。但自普京2012年5月再次担任总统后，两国在叙利亚、导弹防御系统和斯诺登等问题上分歧尖锐，导致双边关系趋冷。

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