The Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati has resigned after his divided cabinet was unable to agree on forthcoming elections. Jim Muir reports from Beirut.
黎巴嫩总理纳吉布·米卡提宣布辞职,因为他那分裂的内阁难以就即将到来的选举达成一致。Jim Muir在贝鲁特报道。
Announcing his resignation Mr Mikati said he had almost resigned twice before since taking office two years ago. The cabinet failed to agree on two important and hotly-contested issues: one was the establishment and membership of a commission to oversee general elections which are supposed to be held in June; the other was his request that the mandate of the chief of internal security should be extended to avoid a dangerous vacuum which Mr Mikati said would now occur. He hoped a new government of national salvation could be formed to save the country from going over the brink.
宣布辞职时米卡提说他执政两年来已经几乎辞职过两次了。内阁在两个重要而且被热议的议题上没有达成共识:一个是成立委员会来监督6月份的大选,以及成员资格问题,另一个是总理要求国内安全局长的授权应延伸到避免出现真空状态,而米卡提称这种情况目前已经出现。他希望组建新的全国救亡政府以拯救该国于危险的边缘。
President Obama says he’s very concerned about Syria becoming what he called an “enclave for extremism” because of the conflict raging in the country. Mr Obama was speaking in Jordan. From Amman, Yolande Knell reports.