英闻天下——230 Falkland Islands Gov't Regrets Meeting Breakdown

 　　The Falkland Islands government says it regretted that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman would refuse to meet them next week when he visits the UK.

 

　　The comment comes as Argentine Foreign Ministry¹ announced that they would not participate in any discussions that included Falklands government representatives.

 

　　Timerman is expected to meet up with British foreign secretary William Hague to discuss the recent disputes over the islands.

 

　　Government officials of the Falkland Islands are also expected at the meeting.

 

　　Jan Cheek is a member of the Falkland Islands' Legislative² Assembly.

 

　　"It's disappointing, but not entirely³ unexpected because the stance of Argentina has, for a long time been not only to ignore the wishes of the people who have lived on these islands for nearly a hundred and eighty years, but to virtually ignore their existence."

 

　　However, the Argentine Foreign Minister insists that United Nations regards the dispute over the islands as a bilateral⁴ issue between London and Buenos Aires.

 

　　While the Islands are internally self-governing, the UK continues to have sovereignty.

 

　　Argentina meanwhile claims that the Islands are theirs, and have requested that the UK government enter into negotiations⁵ over their sovereignty.

 

　　Last month, Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner urged the British Prime Minister David Cameron to abide⁶ by a 1965 UN resolution to negotiate a solution to the dispute.

1 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。

2 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 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。

6 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。