Russia says Annan's mission offers last chance to Syria

 　　MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday the mission of Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League joint¹ envoy² on Syiria may be the last chance for Syria to avoid a civil war.

　　"The Annan mission, perhaps, is the last chance for Syria to avoid a long period civil war," Medvedev said in a meeting with Annan.

　　The Russian president also said that Moscow will offer its help to resolve the Syrian conflict in a peaceful way.

　　Medvedev hailed the former UN secretary-general's peacemaking efforts.

　　"We very much appreciate your intermediary efforts in solving Syrian problems," the president said, adding he hopes such efforts would bring "positive results."

　　Annan said he would make very endeavor to ensure access to humanitarian³ aid for strife-torn Syria. He thanked Russia's involvement in the Syrian issue and support for his mission.

　　"Hopefully, we will manage to make a positive contribution to the resolution of the Syrian issue with Russia's most active involvement," Annan said.

　　The meeting was held at the governmental airport, Vnukovo-2, before Medvedev's departure for a nuclear summit in Seoul and a BRICS summit in New Delhi.

　　Earlier Sunday, Annan also held a closed-door meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

　　According to a Russian Foreign Ministry⁴ statement, Lavrov called for an end to violence in Syria and establishing a Syrian- led political process.

　　The top Russian diplomat⁵ also urged the international community to provide consolidated⁶ assistance to Annan's mission, the ministry said.

　　Also on the same day, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Annan's plan has a chance to succeed if the Syrian authorities and opposition⁷ cooperate with him.

　　Annan mapped out a six-point plan to end the violence in Syria, which includes proposals for a cease-fire initiated⁸ by the Syrian government, a daily halt in fighting for the delivery of humanitarian aid and treatment for the wounded, and talks between the government and opposition.

　　On March 21, Russia voted for an official statement of the chairman of the United Nations Security Council that endorsed⁹ Annan's six-point proposal for peace in Syria.

　　The former UN secretary-general arrived in Moscow on Saturday. According to early reports, a delegation¹⁰ of the Syrian opposition will also visit Moscow in the coming days.

　　Annan was appointed joint special envoy to Syria on Feb. 23 after a UN General Assembly resolution recommended the establishment of such a position to try and bring a peaceful end to the ongoing¹¹ crisis in Syria.

　　Moscow has reiterated¹² several times that a political solution without any foreign intervention¹³ was the best option for the Syria crisis and supported Annan's peacemaking efforts.

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

3 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

6 consolidated   

a.联合的

参考例句：

• With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
• Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

8 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

9 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

11 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

12 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。

13 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。