时事经纬
17-05-09
冈田出任干事长 小泽任负责选举的代理代表
日本民主党新代表鸠山由纪夫17日向媒体记者表示，该党领导层将由其本人、小泽
一郎、菅直人、舆石东这三名代理代表和干事长冈田克也共5人组成，并将齐心协力必定实现政权更迭。
小泽继续巡访全国 仍为民主党选举策略关键人物
小泽一郎计划今后仍将以初次参加竞选的新人候选者的选举区为中心，继续在全国各地巡回支援。据分析，此次代表选举中有意见担心小泽的幕后操纵可能导致“二元权力”问题，因此小泽暂时将只充当辅佐新代表的角色。
斯里兰卡称击败泰米尔反政府武装
斯里兰卡总统已经宣告泰米尔在军事上被击败。预计拉贾帕克萨总统在返回斯里兰
卡国内之后将正式宣布胜利。
泰米尔猛虎组织表示停止战斗
泰米尔猛虎组织负责国际关系的首领普拉巴卡兰星期天在泰米尔网上发表声明说，
他们的战斗已经达到痛苦的终点。他说，无人理睬反政府武装要求国际干预的呼声。斯里兰卡总统拉贾帕克萨星期天从约旦回国。他在约旦说，经过25年的内战后，政府军打败了泰米尔猛虎反政府武装。
以色列考虑停止反对巴勒斯坦建国
以色列国防部长巴拉克说，他认为总理内塔尼亚胡为最终解决巴以冲突，准备支持
以色列和巴勒斯坦两国并存的方案。他说，内塔尼亚胡将告知美国总统奥巴马，以
色列愿意参与和平进程，达成区域和平协议。巴拉克说，他认为以色列在三年内可
以同邻国达成和平协议，并用五年时间来实施。
以色列表示没有美国支持不可能对伊朗动武
以色列副外长丹尼16日接受记者采访时说，“在没有和美国进行很好协调的情况下，以色列对伊朗采取军事打击行动是很难想象的。其原因是，对伊朗进行军事打击后，无论从后勤保障方面，还是在国际范围进行自我防卫方面，我们都需要美国人。”
以色列公共电台16日报道说，“两个星期前，美国中央情报局长帕内塔秘密访问了
以色列，向以色列总理内塔尼亚胡和国防部长巴拉克转达了美国总统奥巴马的立场：在没有通知美国的情况，以色列不要向伊朗发动袭击。”内塔尼亚胡承诺，不会对伊朗发动突然袭击。但对美国与伊朗进行谈判表示担心，认为美国和伊朗就伊核问题的谈判应该有个时间表。以色列外长里伯曼16日强调，“国际社会在努力使伊朗停止核计划，但解决这一问题的谈判不应超过3个月，在这期间谈判失败，就应对伊朗采取坚决行动。”
德国经济遭遇二战后最严重衰退期
德国经济陷入战后最严重的衰退之中。根据位于维斯巴登的德国联邦统计局于本周
五公布的数据，德国国内生产总值第一季度环比下降3.8%，这是自1970年季度数据汇编以来最大的单季降幅，也是连续第四季度的经济萎缩。除去价格因素，与2008年第一季度相比，德国经济在今年头三个月里实际下降了6.7%。
Peres: There's a real opportunity for peace without
preconditions
President Shimon Peres said that he believes there is now a
real opportunity to make significant progress in the peace
process without preconditions. The president reportedly
added that it was important to pursue King Abdullah's peace
plan, which is based on the willingness of 57 Arab nations
to recognize Israel. When asked about the principle of a
two-state solution, which Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
has not yet publicly endorsed, the president said, "The
prime minister has said that he will abide by all the
commitments made by previous governments," stressing that
"the government has accepted the Road Map."
Netanyahu, Obama hope for mutual trust
Obama: Iran existential threat to Israel
While he reiterated that his administration was going to
reach out to Teheran and "try to shift off of a pattern over
the last 30 years that hasn't produced results in the
region," Obama stressed that he was not naïve and that other
options were also being considered.
"I've been very clear that I don't take any options off the
table with respect to Iran. I don't take options off the
table when it comes to US security, period," the president
told Newsweek.
"We want to offer Iran an opportunity to align itself with
international norms and international rules. I think,
ultimately, that will be better for the Iranian people. I
think that there is the ability of an Islamic Republic of
Iran to maintain its Islamic character while, at the same
time, being a member in good standing of the international
community and not a threat to its neighbors," he said in the
interview.
Obama emphasized that while he hoped for the best, he was
prepared to adopt harsher policies, together with the
international community, if the Islamic republic failed to
cooperate and halt its nuclear program.
"I assure you, I'm not naive about the difficulties of a
process like this. If it doesn't work, the fact that we have
tried will strengthen our position in mobilizing the
international community, and Iran will have isolated itself,
as opposed to a perception that it seeks to advance that
somehow it's being victimized by a US government that
doesn't respect Iran's sovereignty," said Obama.
Also Sunday, the Washington Post reported that US and
European officials had said that if Iran fails to begin
serious talks by September or October - when the UN Security
Council is set to convene - the Obama administration and its
allies would pursue imposing tough sanctions on Teheran.
Jordan: US to announce new ME peace plan
Abdullah II says Washington is expected to announce a new
plan to kick-start the Middle East peace talks. "We expect
an announcement from the US administration... of its plan to
restart negotiations to achieve a comprehensive
solution,"... "A resolution to the conflict is an American
strategic interest"... "And we hope that it (Washington)
will announce this plan as soon as possible, because lost
time undermines the chances for peace. There is a tremendous
need to move quickly, seriously and effectively."
The Jordanian king did not reveal any details about the
expected plan but warned that "the possibilities of a new
round of violence, a new war, will increase and the region
and the world will pay the price," if the Middle East peace
talks are further delayed. "We believe that progress towards
a solution requires a leading American role and European,
Arab and international support," he added.
"Fifty seven states do not recognize Israel, that's a third
of UN member-states. The reason is the continuation of the
occupation and the absence of a peace settlement," the king
said. "Does it (Israel) want to be a fortress, isolated from
the region, or does it want to co-exist with its neighbors
and with all the countries that do not recognize it and
achieve acceptance and real security?" he questioned.
Jordan and Egypt are the only Arab states that have made
peace with Israel.
The king met with Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu on Thursday in Amman and urged him to accept the
two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
which the Israel has so far refused to endorse. Netanyahu
who is going to meet with President Barack Obama in
Washington on Monday has so far refused to recognize the
Palestinians' right to establish an independent state. Aides
close to Netanyahu say that he is not expected to show
flexibility and will continue to reject the idea of a
two-state solution.
Saudi Shias declare independence
The Shia minority in Saudi Arabia has declared independence
from the Kingdom, creating a country called the "The
Republic of Eastern Arabia".
The newly founded nation, which has received little media
coverage, is formed in the eastern areas of Qatif and Al-Hasa,
a website close to leading Shi'a cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir
al-Namr reported.
"The decision of the proclamation of the Republic was based
on the demands of the people of the region," the website
added, denying any foreign links for the decision.
Al-Namr, known for his fiery rhetoric, was the source of
major turmoil earlier this year when he gave a provocative
Friday sermon, threatened to break away from monarchy,
should the Saudi authorities refrain from treating Shias
with 'dignity'.
"We will demand our dignity be restored in all permissible
ways.... If it comes down to it ... we will call for
seceding from this nation," the 40-year-old proclaimed.
The comments caused the authorities to crack down on the
Shia population residing in the country's Eastern Provinces,
arresting more than 35 people in the area.
The Sheikh himself has since remained in hiding.
At the time, many Shia figures in the area rejected the
Sheikh's comments, complaining that he had harmed their
cause by giving the government a reason to suspect their
loyalty.
The Shia minority makes up 10 percent of the kingdom's
population of 22.6 million and has long complained of
discrimination.
Pakistan nukes already compromised: Report
A top Indian official suspects that some Pakistani nuclear
sites in the troubled northwestern parts of the country may
have already fallen into the hands of insurgents, a report
says.
According to a report by Debka, Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh has told US President Barack Obama that
nuclear sites in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
were "already partly" in the hands of the militants.
The report, which is yet to be confirmed by any official
source, comes at a time when US officials are fearful that
the insurgency in Pakistan has dramatically endangered the
future of the country's nuclear arsenal.
Earlier in April, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said
in an interview with Fox News that the US was worried about
the 'unthinkable' in Pakistan -- that the Taliban and
al-Qaeda could topple the government, giving them 'the keys
to a nuclear arsenal'.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari moved to allay US
concerns by saying, "I want to assure the world that the
nuclear capability of Pakistan is under safe hands."
Obama says US working to strengthen Pakistan, confident of
nuclear security
“I don’t want to engage in hypotheticals around Pakistan,
other than to say we have confidence that Pakistan’s nuclear
arsenal is safe; that the Pakistani military is equipped to
prevent extremists from taking over those arsenals. As
commander in chief, I have to consider all options, but I
think that Pakistan’s sovereignty has to be respected,” he
stated.
“We are trying to strengthen them as a partner, and one of
the encouraging things is, over the last several weeks we’ve
seen a decided shift in the Pakistan Army’s recognition that
the threat from extremism is a much more immediate and
serious one than the threat from India that they’ve
traditionally focused on,” he added.
Medvedev waits for Obama in Moscow to discuss RF-NATO
relatns
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he hoped to discuss
future Russia-NATO relations with U.S. President Barack
Obama during his visit to Moscow in July.
"After the change of the White House administration, we see
interest to develop relations with Russia and change of
tones of the dialogue," Medvedev said, speaking about
present relations between Moscow and Washington.
"I hope we will be able to move forward our relations and
really look at the issues on which we have disagreements,"
the president said.
In this connection, Medvedev commented on the NATO exercises
in Georgia, stating that Moscow could not help being
concerned over the exercises. "I hope during our meeting, we
will talk about the problems, how to give an impetus to
contacts in the sphere," he noted. "I wait for him in
Moscow," the Russian president said.
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