时事经纬
23-08-09
拉夫桑贾尼敦促各政党遵从哈梅内伊
伊朗前总统拉夫桑贾尼呼吁伊朗分裂的各政党遵循最高领袖哈梅内伊的命令。伊朗媒体说，拉夫桑贾尼星期六在与伊朗最高政治仲裁机构权宜委员会的会议上呼吁保持团结。 这是自今年6月伊朗产生激烈争执的总统大选以来，神职人员拉夫桑贾尼首次公开表示支持哈梅内伊。
韩国总统李明博会见朝鲜吊唁团
李明博与朝鲜吊唁团的会面持续了约30分钟，"朝鲜吊唁团转达了关于促进南北合作的金正日口信"。作为回应，"李明博总统介绍了韩国政府一如既往的对朝原则，并要求转达给金正日"。
中巴签署合作谅解备忘录
中国和巴基斯坦签署了一项谅解备忘录，将在农业、发电、医疗和其他领域展开合作。该协议是星期六在巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里访问中国期间签署的。中巴两国年贸易额达70亿美元，目标是到2011年达到150亿美元。
印度尼泊尔达成贸易协定
印度和尼泊尔已经达成一项新的贸易协定，允许尼泊尔商品进入印度市场时免除进口税。这项协定是星期六在尼泊尔总理内帕尔访问新德里期间签署的。两国还达成了改善边境安全问题的协议，以防止军事袭击。印度是尼泊尔的长期贸易伙伴。两国间的贸易达到19亿美元，预计未来几年将超过30亿美元。
洛克比空难主谋获释是交易？
卡达菲儿子伊斯兰声称迈格拉希获释与利英两国之间的贸易协议有关。“两国之间所有的商业协议，无论是石油还是天然气，都离不开迈格拉希。英国所关心的都和释放迈格拉希有关。” 卡达菲感谢英国首相布朗及英女王“鼓励”苏格兰释放病重的迈格拉希。他说：“我要恭贺他们，因为他们很有勇气，而且能够在面对众多无法接受和无理的压力下，证明他们独立的立场。”他认为，这起事件将正面影响利英两国的合作关系。
吴邦国将从31日起正式访美
吴邦国将在华盛顿与总统奥巴马和佩洛西分别举行会谈，就两国如何合作应对全球变暖、如何为摆脱全球金融危机发挥主导作用等各种问题进行磋商。这是自1989年万里访美以来，全国人大常委会委员长再次正式访美。美中两国在布什政府时期也曾就2007年秋和2008年春吴邦国访美进行过协调，但最终由于中方反对美国在西藏问题上采取的姿态而未能成行。
各国驻日使馆忙于搜集信息为政权更迭作准备
鉴于各种民调显示日本民主党在众院选举中占据优势，各国驻日大使馆正忙于搜集有关民主党的信息并对其政策进行仔细分析，为很可能出现的政权更迭进行准备。该党竞选纲领中“对等的日美关系”具体是什么含义？对朝鲜政策是否会有很大变化？各国正在积极研究未写入竞选纲领的民主党外交的本质。
日本众院选举外交争论焦点：美国为重或东亚为重？
力拓称希望改善关系正和中铝洽谈合作
力拓首席执行官艾博年昨天表示，目前力拓在中国市场面临很多挑战，正在寻求同中国建立更好的关系，并已和中铝就可能的合作事宜展开洽谈。对此，中铝方面昨天回应，愿与力拓进一步探讨双方可能的合作。 据力拓稍早公布的半年度业绩显示，上半年其净利润为24.5亿美元，比去年的69.5亿美元暴跌65%，创下其有史以来最大跌幅。
美未来10年预算赤字 将调高到9万亿美元
下星期发表预算报告时，华府将把未来10年的赤字预算由先前估计的7万1080亿美元，调高到9万亿美元。白宫的预算报告是根据最新的经济数据调高预测，和国会先前所作的估计一致。美国破记录的赤字，引发债权国的忧虑，也令人担心美国是否有能力偿债，是否能维持AAA的信贷评级。
经济企稳回升现拐点 温州劳务缺口近10万人
今年7月以来，浙江省温州市企业的招工需求突然猛增，温州市劳务市场上用工缺口接近10万人，原因是由于企业订单“突然增加”。本月20日温州海关的最新统计数据显示，上个月，温州外贸进出口总额达到13.4亿美元，同比减少8.1%，但环比增加10.1%。温州服装商会还透露，服装外贸订单有了20%的恢复性增长，上半年温州主要内销品牌也保持了30%以上的增长，有些创新经营模式的企业，高峰月份的销量增长甚至达到了50%。
建行上半年净利润降5%，发出坏帐预警
中国建设银行股份有限公司周五公布，上半年净利润下降5%，降幅小于预期，因信贷额大幅增加抵消了净利息收入下滑所带来的不利影响。建行表示，下半年的经营管理面临诸多市场环境变化的不确定影响，并就可能出现的不良资产反弹发出警告。截至6月30日的六个月，该行实现净利润人民币558.1亿元，低于上年同期的人民币586.7亿元。美国银行持有该行约10%的股权。
Iranian Authorities Are Accused of Secret Burials
As Iranians celebrated the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, they were confronted Saturday with new charges of reform movement supporters being tortured in prison and of bodies being secretly buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of Tehran.
Plan for new Jewish homes in e. J'lem
The Jerusalem Municipality is reviewing plans for the construction of 104 new apartments in east Jerusalem, several media outlets reported Sunday morning.
According to the report, the new construction, planned for the densely populated Ras al-Amud neighborhood, is intended to take place on a lot which previously housed police's West Bank District headquarters. It will be connected to by a bridge to an existing Jewish neighborhood, Ma'aleh Zeitim.
Along with the apartments, the plans also provide for the building of synagogues, a mikveh, and preschools.
In response to the reports, the municipality said that the plan was reviewed by professional teams but was not approved for further deliberation, as it is not in accordance with the city's construction policy in the area.
But Ir Amim, a group which advocates for Palestinian rights in Jerusalem, claims that the municipality is pushing the plan forward and intends to bring it before the city's Construction and Planning Committee in the near future.
Peace Now: W. Bank building down 15%
Rafsanjani urges following Leader's guidelines
Amid arguments surrounding post-election developments in Iran, influential cleric Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani urges all political groups to follow the guidelines of the Leader.
Head of the Expediency Council, Rafsanjani, expressed his direct support for Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said the current situation needs everyone to observe the Leader's decrees and guidelines and the Constitution and to create a free atmosphere for giving legal responses to fair criticism.
He called on Iranian authorities and the nation to strengthen unity for ending the present political turmoil and countering problems on the international front.
"Moves based on wisdom and principles will materialize such an important issue," he said.
The official outcome of the June 12 presidential vote, which saw President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad win by a massive margin, provoked unprecedented, widespread protests.
The crackdown against street demonstrations resulted in the arrests of opposition figures, protesters and journalists -- who have been put on trial on charges of plotting to topple the government --- and the deaths of at least 30 people.
Among the opposing voices are Ayatollah Hashemi-Rafsanjani and Mir-Hossein Mousavi, whose credentials are well-known since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, as well as Mohammad Khatami, a two-time former president, and Mehdi Karroubi, a former Parliament speaker.
Mousavi and Karroubi claimed 'fraud' in the poll and asked for its annulment. The Guardian Council, Iran's electoral body, however, disputed all allegations and verified the results.
In his Saturday address to the session of the Expediency Council, Rafsanjani also said that authorities must follow Ayatollah Khamenei's advice on the issue of detainees jailed in the aftermath of the election.
"Everyone in every post should be committed to the Leader's advice on detainees of recent events and retrieving the rights of those whose rights have been violated," he said.
Swedish PM: No apology to Israel
The Swedish prime minister says his country will not apologize for an article in a Swedish newspaper accusing Israel of killing Palestinians to plunder their organs.
"No one can demand that the Swedish government violates its own constitution. Freedom of speech is an indispensable part of Swedish society," Fredrik Reinfeldt was quoted as telling the Swedish news agency TT on Saturday.
Swedish top diplomat has also ruled out any plan to apologize to Israel.
"The government does not review individual articles or what ispublished in the press. That is not our task," Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told Swedish radio news.
In an article titled "They plunder the organs of our sons", the daily Aftonbladet said Israeli soldiers abduct young Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip and return their bodies to their families after removing their organs.
"Our sons are used as involuntary organ donors," relatives of Khalid a Palestinian man from Nablus told Donald Bostrom who authored the report, which was published on Aug. 17.
Bostrom has told Press TV that an international war crimes investigation awaits Israel over its soldiers' harvest of organs from dead Palestinians.
The freelance journalist underscored that the International Court of Justice -- the principal judicial body of the United Nations -- will likely investigate the report.
Palestinian news agency 'confirms' organ snatching story
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