美国务卿克里抵达俄罗斯 U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry Arrives in Russia

07 May, 2013

美国国务卿克里已经抵达俄罗斯，就叙利亚内战和其他问题举行会谈。

预计克里将在莫斯科会晤俄罗斯总统普京。
  
之后，克里将和俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫举行全面的双边会议。预计他们将讨论范围广泛的一系列问题，包括叙利亚、伊朗、朝鲜核武项目、阿富汗及贸易问题。

克里和拉夫罗夫过去几个月来已经会晤过多次，但是这将是克里2月份就任国务卿以来首次对莫斯科进行为期两天的访问。下个月，美国总统奥巴马和俄罗斯总统普京将在八大国高峰会上会晤。

美俄双方在如何处理叙利亚反对派问题的最佳方案上一直意见不合。俄罗斯和中国一再使用他们在联合国安理会的否决权让联合国无法对叙利亚总统阿萨德采取更加严厉的行动。

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Russia for talks on the war in Syria and other issues.

He is scheduled to meet Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Later, Kerry will hold a full bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.  They are expected to discuss a wide range of issues including Syria, the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, Afghanistan and trade.

Kerry and Lavrov have met several times in the past few months, but this will be Kerry's first trip to Moscow since taking the post of secretary of state in February. The two-day visit comes ahead of next month's meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Mr. Putin  on the sidelines of the G-8 summit.

The United States and Russia have been at odds about how best to deal with the rebellion in Syria.  Russia and China have repeatedly used their U.N. Security Council veto to block tougher United Nations action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.