2017年CRI Chinese envoy urges unity of Syria, political solution to crisis

 

China's Special Envoy¹ for Syria has urged all parties to find a political solution to the six-year-long Syrian crisis and avoid the country being carved up.

Xie Xiaoyan's comments come after meetings with Syrian and Iranian officials as part of a mediation² effort.

China's special envoy was speaking in the Iranian capital, Tehran, where he stressed the crucial role of Iran in resolving the Syrian crisis.

"Iran is an important country in the Middle East with a significant and unique influence on the Syrian issue. Iran has contributed tremendously to trying to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis, especially with the latest endeavors to maintain a regional ceasefire and strike at local terrorists. China applauds the efforts made by Iran," he said.

Last month in Damascus, the Chinese envoy said China was in touch with all parties concerned in Syria, aiming to restore peace and stability through talks.

Xie says China's stance remains³ unchanged for the Syrian crisis to be solved politically.

"On the issue of Syria, I want to emphasize that China has no private interests. We are one of the earliest and most consistent countries that insist on solving the Syrian issue with a political resolution. Either for the Syrian government and Syrian opposition⁴ or for the international society, China's position has not changed," Xie noted⁵.

In May this year, the fourth round of peace talks on the Syrian crisis held in the Kazakhstan capital Astana saw an agreement to establish four de-escalation zones in Syria, which went into force a month later and largely helped curb⁶ violence in some areas.

Speaking of the de-escalation zones, the envoy said this consensus⁷ showed that the international community had started to take action to ease tensions, and promote new thinking and ideas for the political settlement of the crisis.

He said this marked an important step towards resolving the Syrian crisis.

"We hope the establishment of the de-escalation zones can maintain the ceasefire in the region and facilitate a multilateral peace conversation and negotiations⁸, which would help generate an executable resolution each side can be satisfied with. I believe this is the right direction all concerned parties are endeavoring to achieve," Xie added.

Meanwhile, Xie said other issues, including the humanitarian⁹ crisis, should be taken into full account.

China has provided 680 million yuan, about 100 million U.S. dollars of humanitarian aid, including cash, medical equipment, medicine, and food to help alleviate¹⁰ the suffering of the Syrian people.

The envoy finally stressed that all parties should respect the principle of self-determination in the political process of the Syrian issue, namely, to let the Syrian people decide their own future.

1 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。

2 mediation   

n.调解

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
• The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 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。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

7 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

8 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

9 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。

10 alleviate   

v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)

参考例句：

• The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。