塞爾維亞與科索沃緊張加劇

Serbia's president says the country is ready to send troops to Kosovo to protect Serbian nationals, if necessary.

塞爾維亞總統說，如果有必要，將派遣軍隊到科索沃保護那裏的塞爾維亞公民。

The comment Sunday followed a war of words that erupted between Kosovo and Serbia officials when a train painted with the words "Kosovo is Serbia" was stopped Saturday from entering Kosovo.

在此之前， 一列塞爾維亞開往科索沃的列車車身上寫着“科索沃是塞爾維亞的”，星期六這列火車在邊境被阻攔不得進入科索沃，隨後雙方開始相互言辭抨擊。

The United States ambassador in Pristina Greg Delawie said on Twitter that he was concerned about the train issue. Delawie called “for restraint from all parties,” adding “Need normalization not confrontation” between Serbia and Kosovo.

美國駐科索沃大使德拉維發推文說，他對於火車事件感到擔憂。德拉維呼籲各方保持克制，他還說塞爾維亞和科索沃需要的是“正常化而不是衝突”。

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said the two countries were on the verge of a conflict, while Kosovo’s prime minister told journalists the train “sent a message of occupation.”

塞爾維亞總統尼科利奇說，兩國處於衝突的邊緣。科索沃總理告訴媒體，這輛火車“傳遞的是佔領的信息”

Saturday's ride was the first from Belgrade, the Serbian capital, to the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica since the 1998 war. Reports say the train later returned to Belgrade.

星期六這趟火車是1998年以來從塞爾維亞首都開往科索沃北部城市米特羅維察的首班火車。據報道，這列火車後來開回了貝爾格萊德。