口译时事：奥巴马支持希腊经济改革

2013-08-14 14:03:18来源：网络

　　Obama pledges support to Greek economic reform
　　U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged continued support for economic reform in debt-ridden Greece.
　　"The United States wants to continue to be helpful and supportive in what will be a challenging process," said Obama after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
　　"The stakes are high for not only Greece, but also Europe and the world economy."
　　Obama said Greece will succeed in tiding over the crisis. "I think Prime Minister Samaras is committed to taking the tough actions that are required, but also, understandably, wants to make sure that the Greek people see a light at the end of the tunnel."
　　Besides austerity, he urged economic policies that would create jobs and growth.
　　"It's important that we have a plan for fiscal consolidation to manage the debt, but it's also important that growth and jobs are our focus," he said.
　　Samaras also expressed confidence. Greek people have made huge sacrifices, and they were not going to stop this effort, he said. Greece needs development, jobs and growth, and is going to do what has to be done, said the prime minister.
　　Greece is carrying out painful economic reforms in exchange for a massive international bailout program funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
　　The IMF warned late last month that the bailout program was likely to need more money over the next two years because Greece failed to meet reform goals. The EU and the IMF have committed about 240 billion euros (320 billion U.S. dollars) in rescue loans to Greece.

　　相关新闻：美国总统奥巴马8日表示，希腊正在进行“具有挑战性”的经济改革，美国对希腊的经济改革表示支持，希腊应增长经济和创造就业。
　　奥巴马当天在白宫与到访的希腊总理萨马拉斯会谈后对媒体说，相信萨马拉斯政府将致力于采取必要的艰难改革举措，让希腊民众尽早看到曙光，美国对希腊的经济改革表示支持。
　　奥巴马强调，在应对经济困局时，需要进行财政整顿以控制债务规模，但是财政紧缩并非唯一的解决策略，增长经济和创造就业应该是政策制定者的关注重点。
　　奥巴马表示，相信希腊的经济改革能够取得成功，希腊的经济改革不仅关乎本国民众的利益，也会影响欧洲和全球经济。
　　希腊目前正接受国际货币基金组织等国际救助方的援助贷款，并采取一系列经济改革措施，以应对连续多年的经济萎缩和高失业局面。
　　希腊官方8日公布的数据显示，5月份希腊失业率为27.6%，创历史新高。其中，青年（15至24岁年龄段）失业率接近65%。

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