委内瑞拉承认南苏丹为独立国家

 　　委内瑞拉承认南苏丹为独立国家

       CARACAS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Tuesday that he has sent a letter to his South Sudan counterpart¹ Nhial Deng Nhial to express the Venezuelan government's recognition² of the Republic of South Sudan as an independent state.

　　According to a statement issued by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry³, Jaua said Venezuela "joins the peoples of the world in encouraging the new state of South Sudan to overcome great challenges to strengthen democracy, diversity, justice and inclusion based on the principles established by the United Nations Charter⁴."

　　The statement said, "with this recognition, the South American country is also in the global forefront by being one of the few countries that recognizes all of the African states, based on its multilateral policy."

　　On July 9, 2011, South Sudan declared independence from the rest of Sudan, following a referendum held in the same year.

　　The majority of the referendum voted "yes" to the formation of a new state, which was a condition of the peace agreements reached between North and South Sudan in 2005 after 21 years of civil war.

　　The agreements called for holding a referendum on self-determination in the South, which took place in January 2011.

1 counterpart   

n.与对方地位相当的人，与另一方作用相当物

参考例句：

• Canada's Prime Minister is the counterpart of the U.S. President.加拿大总理相当于美国总统。
• Night is the counterpart of day.黑夜与白天相辅相成。

2 recognition   

n.承认，认可，认出，认识

参考例句：

• The place has changed beyond recognition.这地方变得认不出来了。
• A sudden smile of recognition flashed across his face.他脸上掠过一丝笑意，表示认识对方。

3 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。

4 charter   

n.特许状，执照，宪章；v.特许，发给特许执照

参考例句：

• This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.这项新法律简直成了为逃税者开的许可证。
• We will charter a steamer to convey the goods.我们将租一艘船运送这批货物。