Representatives from 11 Arab and Western countries, known as the ‘London 11' Core Group of the Friends of Syria, met recently in London. The group, which supports the moderate Syrian opposition, issued a communique announcing that through a coordinated strategy it would take steps to increase its support of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, the Supreme Military Council, and associated moderate armed groups. The group also denounced the Assad regime's unilateral plan to hold illegitimate presidential elections on June 3.
来自11个阿拉伯和西方国家被称为“伦敦11”叙利亚之友核心集团的代表最近齐聚伦敦。这个支持温和叙利亚反对派的组织发表了一份公报声明称将通过协调策略，采取措施增加对叙利亚反对派联盟最高军事委员会及相关温和武装组织的支持。该组织还谴责阿萨德政权将于6月3日举行非法总统选举的单方行动。
At a press briefing after the meeting, Secretary of State John Kerry said that to help the moderate opposition in Syria “every facet of what can be done is going to be ramped up-every facet-and that includes political effort. It includes the aid to the opposition. It includes economic efforts, sanctions:
在会议结束后举行的新闻发布会上,美国国务卿约翰·克里表示要竭尽所能从方方面面帮助温和的叙利亚反对派包括政治努力。包括援助反对派。包括经济努力及制裁:
“There will be a ramped up effort to make it clear that despite the fact that Assad may think today he's doing better and this process is somehow going to come to a close with him sitting pretty, the answer is no…We're not going away. The opposition is not going away. We are determined to reach a political settlement that protects all of the people of Syria.”
“我们会加大努力明确尽管阿萨德可能会认为现今他更胜一筹,当前进程已经如他预期般满意,但答案是否定的…我们不会坐视不管。反对派不会坐视不管。我们决心通过保护所有叙利亚人民的政治方式解决。”
Mr. Kerry noted that the United States has been frustrated with the current process of trying to get humanitarian aid to Syrians in desperate need, and that the Friends of Syria group is working to find new avenues to reach the people, some of whom have been under siege by Assad's forces and were being starved to death. To make sure aid is delivered, Mr. Kerry said, “We're going to join with other countries in an effort to try to guarantee accountability through the U.N.”
克里指出美国已经对于当前试图人道主义援助迫切需要叙利亚及叙利亚之友集团正努力寻找新的途径来帮助已经被阿萨德军队围困,忍饥挨饿的人民的进程感到沮丧。为了确保提供援助,克里先生说道:“我们将与其他国家一起通过联合国保障援助需要帮助的人。”
Mr. Kerry called Assad's plan for a presidential election in the midst of the violence and the chaos he has unleashed in the country “a farce,” and noted that the Friends of Syria group has spoken in a strong and unified voice about the lack of legitimacy of such an election. “How do you have a legitimate election when half the people in your country are displaced and not able to vote,” asked Mr. Kerry. “How do you have a legitimate election when another several million people are in refugee camps unable to vote?”
克里称阿萨德总统在暴力流血事件中准备召开的大选及他对这个国家造成的腥风血雨是一场“闹剧”,而且他指出叙利亚之友小组已经强有力及明确表明这样的选举本身缺乏合法性。“在你自己的国家一半的人民背井离乡不能投票时试问如何进行合法的选举?”克里质问道。“还有另外几百万人身在难民营无法投票怎么进行合法的选举?”
Secretary of State Kerry said, Assad's staged elections are…an insult. They are a fraud on democracy, on the Syrian people and on the world.”
国务卿克里称阿萨德举行的选举是一种侮辱。对叙利亚人民和全世界而言，他们这是一种欺诈民主的行为。”
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