2006年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Warring Factions Arrive for Un

By Joe Bavier
Yamoussoukro
28 February 2006

Ivory Coast PM Charles Konan Banny, left, seen during a meeting with Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, right, in Abidjan (File photo - Dec. 5, 2005)   
  
After a day of delays over security concerns, the five main personalities¹ in Ivory Coast's more than three-year-old civil war have opened a summit in the administrative² capital. The meeting, called by the prime minister of the country's transitional government, is meant to rekindle³ dialogue among the warring factions⁴.

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The four leaders invited to the summit by Ivory Coast Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny arrived at the convention center where the meeting is taking place four hours after the scheduled start time.

The head of the New Forces, Guillaume Soro, arrived in a U.N.-escorted convoy⁵ with popular northern opposition⁶ leader Alassane Ouattara and former President Charles Konan Bedie. The prime minister greeted each man and then waited at the entrance for the arrival of President Laurent Gbagbo 15 minutes later.

Though the four men have come together to sign a number of still un-implemented peace deals, this is the first time they have met on Ivorian soil since the beginning of the civil war in September 2002.

A U.N. Security Council resolution extended the mandate⁷ of the president an extra year after elections last October fell through. Mr. Banny now has the difficult job of disarming⁸ northern rebels and southern militias⁹, identifying who is eligible¹⁰ to vote, and organizing elections before the end of October 2006.

Mr. Banny has said since his appointment to the post in December that dialogue would be the key to any successful conclusion to the crisis. And officials from the prime minister's office say the main purpose of the meeting is to get all sides talking to each other again.

But disagreements over security at the summit forced a first day of talks to be canceled Monday.

New Forces representatives said government forces were not respecting a previously-agreed-to security arrangement by allowing armed soldiers within the compound.

The president's security coordinator¹¹ said the government army presence was normal at any event attended by the president.

Dozens of armed members of Mr. Gbagbo's security detail arrived at the convention center shortly before the president. Peacekeepers belonging to Ivory Coast's U.N. mission patrolled the compound.

Members of the prime minister's office say the talks could continue into Wednesday.
 
 

1 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

2 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

3 rekindle   

v.使再振作；再点火

参考例句：

• Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.她激情已逝,无从心回意转。
• Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?有什么事情可重燃他逝去的热情呢？

4 factions   

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

5 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

6 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。

7 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

8 disarming   

adj.消除敌意的，使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下，让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句

9 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

10 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

11 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？