各国外交官呼吁结束叙利亚战争

 　　Dozens of diplomats¹ have ended hours of talks on the Syria crisis in Vienna, with agreements reached on several points but substantial differences, especially concerning the future of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, remaining.

　　A joint² statement issued after the meeting says the ministers have agreed to ask the United Nations to initiate³ a political process that hopefully could lead to a ceasefire and elections in Syria.

　　After the lengthy⁴ meeting in Vienna, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said participants in the talks were not trying to mask problems and issues.

　　"That is not so, we are honestly talking to you about these disagreements. The principles that have been created here today in the joint statement will be the basis for serious work which will be hard, I have no doubt. It will not be a fast process, but this work will make it possible to create trust, especially among the countries of the region. They have some serious issues, but today they sat down round the negotiating table and they held talks. With that kind of trust we can make sure the Syrian people will have the chance to decide their future," said Lavrov.

　　各国外交官呼吁结束叙利亚战争

　　However a sticking point at the meeting is the position of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with the United States insisting that he could neither unite nor govern his country.

　　Acknowledging its position, US Secretary of State John Kerry also pledged a stronger diplomatic effort to solve the Syrian civil war.

　　"But we can't allow that difference to get in the way of the possibility of diplomacy⁵ and the beginning of　a final solution. And that is the significance of the decision that was earlier made here today was that even though we acknowledge the difference, we know it is urgent to get to the table and to begin the process of real negotiations," said  Kerry.

　　As the Chinese representative to the meeting, vice⁶ Foreign Minister Liu Baodong said the Chinese side had put forward its own proposals.

　　"And strongly we believe that the future of Syria must be determined⁷ by the people in Syria and we should start a political process as soon as possible. And the political process must be inclusive and widely participated by all the parties in Syria. And also we believe that we should start reconstruction⁸ process," said Liu.

　　The international talks gathered diplomats from key players including the United States, Britain and Russia, as well as other regional stakeholders.

　　They included Iran for the first time, making it the broadest gathering⁹ of nations yet to discuss Syria's future.

　　Tehran signaled it would back a six-month political "transition" period in Syria followed by elections to decide Assad's fate, although his foes¹⁰ rejected the proposal as a trick to keep the president in power.

　　The Vienna talks also see agreement on improving access to humanitarian¹¹ aid into Syria, where 250,000 people are believed dead since the civil war began four years ago.

　　Diplomats also agreed to meet again in two weeks.

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

4 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

5 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

8 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

9 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

10 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。

11 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。