美国国务卿约翰·克里敦促埃及政府和反对党就他的第一次外访消除分歧。克里告诉开罗的商业领袖,为了让经历重回正轨,必须建立安全意识。他就埃及城市的多起抗议事件做出了这样的评论。
“The best way to ensure human rights and strong political checks and balances in any democracy, in Egypt just like in the United States is through the broadest possible political and economic participation. Getting there requires a genuine give and take among Egypt’s political leaders and civil society groups just as we are continuing the struggle in our own country.”
在任何的民主体系里,不管是埃及还是美国,捍卫人权和保证政府机关之间强有力制衡的最好方法都是通过最广泛的政治和经济的参与。就像我们自己国家永不停止的努力一样,要想达到这个目的,埃及的领导和民间组织必须真诚地交换意见。
Thousands of people in Zimbabwe have attended the birthday party of the president Robert Mugabe. The cake was said to weigh 89 kilogram matching the president’s age. Special gold coins were minted to mark the occasion. Reports say the party costs some 600,000 dollars. In his birthday speech, Mr. Mugabe denied he’d launched the campaign of violence to intimidate political rivals. Mr. Mugabe, who is been in power for more than 30 years, will contest the presidential election later this year.