核安全峯會着重朝鮮和伊斯蘭國問題
U.S. President Barack Obama will speak Friday at the end of the second and final day of the nuclear security summit in Washington attended by world leaders.
美國總統奧巴馬星期五將在華盛頓舉行的核安全峯會上發表講話。很多國家領導人都出席了這次爲期兩天的峯會，星期五是峯會的第二天，也是最後一天。
The U.S. leader said Thursday that in the wake of attacks in places including Brussels, there is “not only great urgency around the nuclear issue but eliminating generally the scourge of terrorism.”
奧巴馬總統星期四表示，布魯塞爾等地發生襲擊後，亟待解決的問題不僅是核安全，而且還有根除恐怖主義。
Obama’s fourth and final nuclear summit has come at a time of heightened concern about the possibility that Islamic State militants could set off radioactive bombs, and also about North Korea’s nuclear weapons development.
這是奧巴馬總統任內舉行的第4次、也是最後一次核安全峯會。目前，伊斯蘭國激進分子可能施放放射性炸彈，以及朝鮮發展核武器等問題都讓外界日益緊張。
At a State Department ministerial level dinner, Secretary of State John Kerry said there have been times when nuclear security progress has been slow, and there remains an “enormous amount more to do. But every step forward that we take is a step away from danger."
在美國國務院舉行的部長級工作晚餐上，美國國務卿克里說，實現核安全的進展有時非常緩慢，還有大量工作要做。但克里表示，每向前邁進一步，就是離危險遠了一步。
Earlier Thursday, Obama held a series of meetings with leaders. He met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the North Korean threat following Pyongyang's January nuclear test and a long-range missile launch in February.
星期四早些時候，奧巴馬與一些國家領導人進行了一系列會晤。奧巴馬會見了韓國總統朴槿惠和日本首相安倍晉三，討論平壤今年1月核試驗和2月試射遠程導彈所構成的威脅。
Pyongyang also was among the focal points when Obama sat down later with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
奧巴馬晚些時候還會見了中國國家主席習近平，朝鮮核項目問題也是雙方的討論重點。
"We want to enhance communication and coordination on the Korean nuclear issue and other regional and global issues," said Xi at the start of the talks.
習近平一上來就說，“我們希望在朝鮮核問題以及其他地區和全球問題上加強聯絡與合作。”
Washington views Beijing, Pyongyang's ally, as key in enforcing U.N. sanctions against North Korea for its weapons development.
華盛頓認爲，北京作爲朝鮮盟友，是聯合國制裁朝鮮措施能否落實的關鍵因素。
