美國: 敘利亞政府明顯試圖干擾和談

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday accused Syria of “clearly trying to disrupt" the U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the bloody five-year civil war in the country by demanding that there be no discussion of removing President Bashar al-Assad from power.

美國國務卿克里星期日指責敘利亞要求不討論阿薩德總統下臺的做法，是在“明顯試圖干擾”聯合國斡旋的旨在結束敘利亞5年內戰的和談。

The top U.S. diplomat said that violence in the war-wracked country has been "hugely reduced" -- by 80 to 90 percent -- since a “cessation of hostilities” was declared two weeks ago. But he said the "single biggest violator" of the truce has been the Assad regime.

克里說，自兩週前宣佈“停止敵對行動”以來，敘利亞境內的暴力衝突大幅減少80%至90%。但他表示，阿薩德政權是最大的停火破壞者。

He said “incremental violations threaten to undermine” efforts to permanently end the fighting and any effort to eventually hold elections in Syria.

克里說，停火破壞行動的不斷增加會危及永久結束戰鬥並最終在敘利亞舉行選舉的努力。

Kerry spoke after meeting with his British, French, German and Italian counterparts Sunday in Paris about the Syrian crisis, a day before the U.N. talks are set to begin in Geneva.

克里發表上述評論前，星期日在巴黎與英國、法國、德國和意大利等國外長討論了敘利亞危機問題。聯合國主持的敘利亞和談定於星期一在日內瓦舉行。

Ahead of Monday's discussions, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem warned negotiators that any talk about the fate of Syria's president is off the table.

星期一談判開始前，敘利亞外長穆阿勒姆警告其他談判代表說，談判不能涉及阿薩德總統的去留。

Mohammad Alloush, the chief negotiator for Syria's main opposition group, said the president has to go, a demand the U.S. also has long made.

敘利亞主要反對派首席談判代表阿魯什說，阿薩德必須下臺。長期以來，美國也堅持阿薩德應當下臺。

Alloush told the French news agency AFP, "We believe that the transitional period should start with the fall or death of Bashar al-Assad."

阿魯什對法新社說：“我們認爲，過渡期應從阿薩德的下臺或死亡開始。”

Kerry has urged both sides in Syria to proceed with the peace talks despite their conflict over the presidency.

儘管敘利亞雙方在阿薩德能否繼續擔任總統的問題上存在分歧，克里還是敦促雙方繼續推進和談。