VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Pledges Unity with Turkey Against PKK

By Robert Raffaele
Washington
06 November 2007
 

President Bush has pledged his support in Turkey's fight against the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is considering a major cross-border military attack against PKK units operating from bases in northern Iraq. The two leaders met at the White House on Monday. VOA's Robert Raffaele has more.

President Bush told reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Erdogan that they were united in their efforts against the PKK.

Mr. Bush said the United States, Iraq and Turkey plan to improve intelligence sharing against the Kurdish insurgents¹. "PKK is a terrorist organization. They are an enemy of Turkey, they are an enemy of Iraq and they are an enemy of the United States."

With Turkish troops gathered along the Iraqi border, Mr. Erdogan says his government has already given its approval for a cross-border raid on the PKK. He faces increasing public pressure to strike back, after Kurdish attacks in the past month killed at least 40 people in Turkey.

Mr. Erdogan argued that the PKK threat must be eliminated, to protect the entire region. 

 "It is my wish that this work that we do take up jointly² will yield results in the shortest time possible. Because this is also important for stability of Iraq itself, and the stability of northern Iraq. Because their stability is our stability," he said. 

The Bush administration has urged Turkey not to launch an incursion, fearing it could destabilize northern Iraq.

Since 1984, the PKK has waged a violent campaign for a Kurdish homeland that has left more than 30,000 dead.

1 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

2 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。