262 马其顿和平会谈开始

262 马其顿和平会谈开始

 

Macedonian Talks Seen As Last Effort To Avoid Civil War

Stefan Bos

Budapest

28 Jul 2001 18:24 UTC

 

Macedonia's government and political parties representing the country's 1)ethnic¹ Albanian minority have began peace talks, in what is seen as a last effort to 2)avoid all out civil war in the troubled Balkan nation. The negotiators and Western diplomats² are meeting in a presidential retreat near Lake Ohrid in southwestern Macedonia.

Political leaders representing Macedonia's ethnic Albanians and the country's Macedonian majority seem to hope that the spectacular surroundings near Lake Ohrid, far away from the violence, is the right peaceful atmosphere to reach a deal to end the fighting.

Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski earlier suggested the talks be held in Tetovo because of its significance as the 3)unofficial capital of Macedonia's Albanian minority. That plan was aborted³ however because of security concerns following days of 4)clashes around the town between Macedonian forces and ethnic Albanian rebels.

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who visited Macedonia Thursday, told reporters earlier that he is hopeful that the recent 5)withdrawal of Albanian gunmen from the region to their previous position will speed a political settlement.

But there are 6)stumbling blocks.

The U.S. envoy⁴ and mediator⁵, James Pardew, says one of the issues is the ethnic Albanian demand to make Albanian the second language of Macedonia. "We discussed the language issue with the parties. Now we are going to have a little bit of socializing with them and we are going on to Ohrid where the talks will continue," he said.

Analysts⁶ say the language issue cuts to the heart of the deep cultural differences between the Macedonian majority of Slavic origin and ethnic Albanians, who make up about one-third of the country's population of two-million. Under a proposed 7)compromise, Albanian would become official only in area's where ethnic Albanians account for more than 20 percent of the population.

Another sticking point is the Albanian community's wish to have more influence over such matters as education, police, and local government. Several Slav politicians oppose the move, saying that this would lead to the break-up of Macedonia.

But Western envoys⁷ have made it clear they believe finding a political settlement is the only way to avoid all out civil war. Western 8)diplomats fear that fighting will 9)resume if the talks break down.

As a precaution, the United States already ordered non-emergency U.S. 10)embassy personnel and their dependents to leave Macedonia and has advised other Americans to do the same. The order was issued after an attack by angry Macedonians against the U.S. embassy and other diplomatic 11)missions earlier this week in the capital, Skopje.

The demonstrators accused Western countries of supporting the Albanian side in the five-month ethnic 12)conflict, a charge strongly denied by NATO and European Union officials.

 

 

(1)      ethnic[5eWnIk]adj.人种的, 种族的, 异教徒的

(2)      avoid[E5vCId]vt.避免, 消除

(3)      unofficial[QnE5fIF(E)l]adj.非官方的, 非法定的, 非正式的

(4)      clash[klAF]n.冲突, 撞击声, 抵触v. 猛撞, 冲突

(5)      withdrawal[wIT5drC:El]n.收回, 撤退, 退回, 取消

(6)      stumble[5stQmb(E)l]v.绊倒, 使困惑n.绊倒, 错误

(7)      compromise[5kRmprEmaIz]n.妥协, 折衷v.妥协, 折衷, 危及...的安全

(8)      diplomat[5dIplEmAt]n.外交官, 有外交手腕的人

(9)      resume[rI5zju:m; (?@) -5zu:m]n.摘要, 履历vt.再继续, 再用, 恢复

(10)      embassy[5embEsI]n.大使及其随员,大使馆

(11)      mission[5mIF(E)n]n.使命, 任务, 使团, 代表团

(12)      conflict[5kRnflIkt]n.斗争, 冲突vi.抵触, 冲突

 

 

1 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

2 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 aborted   

adj.流产的，失败的v.（使）流产( abort的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）（某事物）中止；（因故障等而）（使）（飞机、宇宙飞船、导弹等）中断飞行；（使）（飞行任务等）中途失败

参考例句：

• The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer. 因电脑出故障，这次火箭飞行只好中辍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They aborted the space flight finally. 他们最后中止了这次宇航飞行。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

5 mediator   

n.调解人，中介人

参考例句：

• He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
• He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。

6 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。

7 envoys   

使节( envoy的名词复数 )； 公使； 谈判代表； 使节身份

参考例句：

• the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
• Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。