2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Calls for More Discussion on Russian

By Lisa McAdams
Moscow
25 January 2006

Iran's top nuclear negotiator has welcomed Moscow's proposal to enrich Iran's uranium in Russia as a way around western concerns over Iran's nuclear program. But during a visit to Moscow, Ali Larijani pointed¹ out the two sides would need to continue fine-tuning the possible deal, during scheduled talks in mid-February. 

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Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov, left, and Iranian nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, leave media conference after their talks in Tehran, (2005 file photo)
  

During talks in Moscow, Russian officials did not convince Iran to accept its compromise deal to enrich uranium in Russia for use in Iran's nuclear reactors³.

Russia, which is building a nuclear reactor² for Iran, made the offer as a way around growing U.S. and European concerns that Iran could secretly use its program to gain the technology to build a nuclear bomb. Concerns intensified⁴ earlier this month after Iran announced that it would restart work on its nuclear enrichment program.

Larijani, who begins a visit to China on Thursday was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Iran "positively⁵" welcomes Russia's proposal, but believes the project still needs more consideration.

Russia and Iran are due to discuss the matter again on February 16. But it is not clear whether that will be enough to ease pressure from Western nations that want to use an upcoming emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency to try to refer the issue to the U.N. Security Council.

Larijani also reiterated⁶ Tehran's threat of resuming full-scale uranium enrichment in Iran, if the issue is referred to the Security Council.

On a visit to St. Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin proposed creating international facilities in Russia for providing nuclear-fuel services like enrichment.

In comments broadcast on Russian television, President Putin told a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Cooperation Organization that such international facilities would ensure equal access for all countries interested in nuclear energy. At the same time, he stressed the facilities must respect the demands of non-proliferation, including transparency.

International diplomatic efforts over Iran's nuclear program are set to continue Monday in London, where the foreign ministers of the five permanent U.N. Security Council member nations - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - and Germany will meet to discuss the standoff.

The West wants to refer Iran to the Security Council immediately, but Russia and China favor defusing the dispute through continued negotiations⁷.

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

3 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

4 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

6 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

7 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。