奥巴马讨与英国首相论叙利亚

 　　WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss the conflict in Syria, trade, counterterrorism and the upcoming G8 summit with British Prime Minister David Cameron when they meet next Monday at the White House, the presidential spokesman announced on Wednesday.

　　Defining U.S.-British relationship as one enabling the two countries to work together on a "broad range of shared global and regional security concerns," spokesman Jay Carney said the president looks forward to discussing Syria, trade and economic cooperation, counterterrorism and the priorities for the G8 summit slated¹ for June in Northern Ireland.

　　During U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Russia on Tuesday, the two countries agreed to hold an international conference on Syria by the end of May that would be attended by representatives of the government and the opposition².

　　The conflict in Syria has dragged on for three years and claimed more than 70,000 lives.

　　Cameron last visited the White House in March last year.

1 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

2 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。