叙利亚五月份大选后组建了新内阁,总统阿萨德在内阁首次会议上发表讲话,他明确表示,本国和政府正处于战争状态。他向部长们表示,“我们生活在战争中,从各个方面看都是如此。所有的政策和各部门的方向都朝着战争胜利这个目标。”阿萨德言论的言外之意,是希望这场冲突旷日持久。战斗状况似乎证实了他的看法,据悉大马士革郊区和本国多个地区都发生了暴力冲突和死亡事件。
Russia has said that it's ready to attend a meeting on the Syria crisis that the international mediator Kofi Annan is trying to organize for Saturday in Geneva. But it's still not clear whether the meeting will take place because there's no agreement yet on either the agenda or who will participate.
国际协调员科菲·安南试图周六在日内瓦组织一场关于叙利亚危机的会议,俄罗斯称将参加这次会议。但由于目前日程和与会者都未确定,所以尚不清楚这次会议是否会举办。
Turkey has warned that any Syrian forces approaching its border will be treated as a military target following the shooting down of a Turkish fighter plane by Syria last Friday. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the rules of engagement for Turkish forces had changed. From Istanbul, here's Jonathan Head.
土耳其警告说,任何逼近边境线的叙利亚军队都会被视为军事目标,因为上周五一架土耳其战机被叙利亚击落。土耳其总理热杰甫·塔伊甫·埃尔多安说,土耳其军队的规则已经改变。Jonathan Head在伊斯坦布尔报道。