VOA标准英语2009年-Compaore Chairs Inter-Guinean Dialogue

By Kate Thomas
Dakar
03 November 2009

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has chaired the first day of mediation¹ talks in Ouagadougou between Guinea's military junta² and other political groups.  

 
Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso (File)
Backed by the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS), the talks are aimed at finding solutions to the ongoing³ crisis in Guinea.

President Campaore has previously⁴ helped mediate⁵ peace in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire and is believed to have some influence on the leader of the ruling junta in Guinea.

President Campaore said the West African states must pull together to find a way out of the crisis in Guinea.

He says, the opposition⁶ groups are known together as the "Forces Vives."

Among the members is Lansana Kouyaté, who was the prime minister of Guinea under the late Lansana Conte's presidency⁷.

"We came here because the president has been selected to be the facilitator," said Kouyaté. "How to get the way out of this crisis? If that is done by the Forces Vives, he is going to meet other counterparts to ask them the same questions, so he can make a kind of document which will comprise all diversions of points of view, and in that he will have something which will pave the way for the exit from this crisis."

He said the talks mark a first step.

"We have started with a small step, but that small step can bring us to a bigger step," continued Kouyaté. "I have always the confidence of my will and the pessimism⁸ of the reality."

Opposition parties' spokesman, Jean Marie Dore, said the fact that Captain Camara came to power in a coup⁹ goes against the principles of a fairly-governed country.

"It is a serious crisis and we are here to solve all the problems relating to this crisis, to make [sure] that Guinea will again be a nation founded on law," said Dore.

The Force Vives opposition members say they want the talks to address the realities of Captain Camara's departure from power. The talks continue in Ouagadougou this week.  

 

1 mediation   

n.调解

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
• The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。

2 junta   

n.团体；政务审议会

参考例句：

• The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。
• A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 mediate   

vi.调解，斡旋；vt.经调解解决；经斡旋促成

参考例句：

• The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
• They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

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 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

8 pessimism   

n.悲观者，悲观主义者，厌世者

参考例句：

• He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
• There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。

9 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。