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By Challiss McDonough
Cairo
30 December 2007

The president of France says he will have no further contact with Syria until he is convinced that Syria is really trying to resolve the political crisis in neighboring Lebanon. He spoke1 on a visit to Egypt. VOA Middle East Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from Cairo.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says his government will suspend diplomatic contact with Syria, until he sees proof that Damascus is working to resolve the standoff that has kept Lebanon without a president for more than a month.

Mr. Sarkozy was speaking to reporters in Cairo after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart.

He said, "The time has come for the Syrians to prove what they have been proclaiming in talks." He said he is expecting action from Damascus, not just talk.

Lebanon has been without a head of state since late November, when the last president's term expired. The two main political factions2 have agreed in principle on a successor, army chief Michel Suleiman, but the vote to elect him has been repeatedly delayed as the two sides fight over political issues.

Syria is a key backer of the Lebanese opposition3 group Hezbollah, and the French leader called on Damascus to exert its influence in pressing for an end to the crisis.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak also called on Syria to help resolve the Lebanese political crisis. He said it is not possible for a country to remain without a president for months.

He said, if this situation continues, it could lead to grave consequences. He said Syria has no choice but to try to resolve it.

The Egyptian leader also said Egypt is trying to deal as quickly as possible with a problem that has developed along the Egyptian border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, where some 3,000 Hajj pilgrims are stranded4 in Sinai trying to get back to their homes in Gaza. Egyptian authorities want them to cross through the Aouja border post, which is controlled by Israel, rather than the Rafah border post. Mr. Mubarak said the authorities' concern is that the pilgrims would be able to carry prohibited items into Gaza through Rafah. Israel believes some Hamas members are trying to smuggle5 in cash.

The French president met with Mr. Mubarak at the end of a five-day Egyptian holiday with his new girlfriend, the Italian model and singer Carla Bruni. They spent most of their time in Luxor and the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. The vacation has sparked controversy6 both in Egypt and at home in France.

French opposition parties have criticized Mr. Sarkozy for allowing a wealthy businessman friend to pay for parts of his trip, including flying him to Egypt in a private plane. Some Egyptian newspapers have also said that the French leader should not have been allowed to stay in the same hotel room with a woman he is not married to, a practice that is frowned on in conservative Egypt.

President Sarkozy dodged7 questions about his holiday, saying he would deal with them when he returns to Paris.


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1 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 factions 4b94ab431d5bc8729c89bd040e9ab892     
组织中的小派别,派系( faction的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
  • rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
3 opposition eIUxU     
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。
4 stranded thfz18     
a.搁浅的,进退两难的
参考例句:
  • He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里, 身无分文,一筹莫展。
  • I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友。
5 smuggle 5FNzy     
vt.私运;vi.走私
参考例句:
  • Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
  • She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境,没有被逮捕。
6 controversy 6Z9y0     
n.争论,辩论,争吵
参考例句:
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
7 dodged ae7efa6756c9d8f3b24f8e00db5e28ee     
v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 );回避
参考例句:
  • He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时,他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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