官方国家新闻媒体发表简短声明,称叙利亚同意将观察团的任期延长一个月,这一点已在外交部长Walid al-Muallem发给阿盟秘书长的信中有所表示。这件事并不奇怪,就在数小时之前的新闻发布会上,该部长已将阿盟使团与周日宣布的新阿盟和平计划进行了区别,大马士革随即就对新计划表示反对,称这是悍然干涉本国内政。因此观察团将继续工作,因此观察团将继续工作,但约160名成员将遵照沙特阿拉伯及其阿拉伯海湾的伙伴的决定,将其观察员从使团中撤走。
The International Monetary Fund has given a stark assessment of the prospects for the world's economy. The IMF's chief economist Olivier Blanchard said there was a strong risk that the crisis would spread.
国际货币基金组织对全球经济前景进行全面评估,IMF首席经济学家Olivier Blanchard称危机很可能还会蔓延。
"The world recovery, which was weak in the first place, is in danger of stalling. The epicentre of the danger is Europe, but the rest of the world is increasingly affected. There's an even greater danger, namely that the European crisis intensifies. In this case, the world could be plunged into another recession."
“世界经济的复苏最初很微弱,但如今却有停滞的危险。危险的震中在欧洲,但世界其他地区也会受影响。同时,欧洲危机还会加剧,这是更大的危险。这样的话,全世界将陷入另一场衰退中。”