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Sharon, Putin meet in Moscow

Sonja Pace

Moscow

4 Sep 2001 15:30 UTC

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon he is alarmed at the 1)escalating violence in the Middle East. Mr. Sharon is in Moscow seeking Russian support for ending the Israeli-Palestinian unrest and he would like to 2)convince Russia not to sell weapons to Iran.

Opening their talks in the Kremlin, President Putin said Russia is prepared to make a 3)substantial contribution toward resolving the Israel Palestinian conflict. Mr. Putin said Russia's good ties with Israel and its traditionally good relations with Arab nations put it in a good position to help.

Israeli Police investigate bomb blast 4)wreckage in the street after a suicide bomber¹ blew himself up in central Jerusalem Sept. 4, 2001 The Kremlin meeting took place just hours after a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in central Jerusalem, 5)injuring about a dozen people. On Monday four bombs exploded in various parts of Jerusalem and there have been continued clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen.

Prime Minister Sharon is likely to ask Russia to put pressure on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to 6)halt the violence.

President Putin condemned² what he called acts of terrorism against 7)civilians. The President said there can be no excuse for such actions. He also said Russia is very concerned about the 8)plight of the Israeli people, many of whom come from Russia and other parts of the former Soviet³ Union. "We are not indifferent to the fate of these people,"he said, adding that they should be able to live in peace, 9)prosperity and safety.

Mr. Sharon has repeatedly characterized the Palestinian 10)uprising as simple terrorism, 11)likening it to the situation in Chechnya where Russian troops are fighting against separatist rebels. President Putin has taken a hard-line approach against Chechen rebels and Mr. Sharon is hoping for sympathy for tough Israeli action against the Palestinians.

Mr. Sharon met earlier in the day with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, who said that proposals for peace are on the table. Mr. Ivanov repeated calls for both sides to implement⁴ a U.S.-brokered cease-fire and a 12)blueprint for resuming peace talks, as outlined in the Mitchell report. Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to the plan in principle, but have yet to implement any of its proposals. Mr. Ivanov is expected to discuss proposals for ending the violence with a senior Palestinian delegation⁵ due in Moscow on Friday.

Prime Minister Sharon said he also came to Moscow to 13)boost 14)bilateral trade. And, he would like to convince Russia not to sell weapons and military technology to Iran. Israel says Iran poses a major threat to the whole Middle East, especially if it is able to 15)upgrade its 16)arsenal and develop nuclear weapons.

Russia has said it will sell only defensive⁶ weapons to Iran and it has announced plans to help Iran build and equip nuclear power stations. Analysts⁷ say Russia is not likely to be 17)swayed from those decisions, despite objections from Israel and the United States.

Iran's Defense⁸ Minister Ali Shamkhani was supposed to be in Moscow this week for talks about buying Russian weapons, including tanks, jet fighters and long-range anti aircraft missiles. But Mr. Shamkhani has 18)postponed his visit so it would not 19)overlap with that of Mr. Sharon. No new date has been set for his trip.

 

 

(1)      escalate[5eskEleIt]vi.逐步升高, 逐步增强vt.使逐步上升

(2)      convince[kEn5vIns]vt.使确信, 使信服

(3)      substantial[sEb5stAnF(E)l]adj.坚固的, 实质的, 真实的, 充实的

(4)      wreckage[5rekIdV]n.遭难

(5)      injure[5IndVE(r)]vt.损害, 伤害v.伤害

(6)      halt[hC:lt, hRlt]n.停止, 暂停, 中断vt.使停止, 使立定

(7)      civilian[sI5vIlIEn]n.平民, 公务员adj.民间的, 民用的

(8)      plight[plaIt]n.情况, 状态, 困境vt.保证, 约定

(9)      prosperity[prR5spErEtI]n.繁荣

(10)      uprising[Qp5raIzIN]n.起义, 升起

(11)      liken[5laIkEn]vt.把...比作

(12)      blueprint[5blu:prInt]n.蓝图, 设计图, 计划vt.制成蓝图, 计划

(13)      boost[bu:st]v.推进

(14)      bilateral[baI5lAtErEl]adj.有两面的, 双边的

(15)      upgrade[Qp5^reId]n.升级, 上升vt.使升级, 提升, 改良品种

(16)      arsenal[5B:sEn(E)l]n.兵工厂, 军械库

(17)      sway[sweI]v.摇摆, 摇动

(18)      postpone⁹ v.延期,缓办

(19)      overlap[EJvE5lAp]v.(与...)交迭

 

 

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。