奧巴馬,普京未能解決在敘利亞問題上的分歧
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are still at odds over a potential strike on Syria, after discussing the issue on the sidelines of the G20 ((Group of 20)) economic summit in Russia.
In a Friday news conference, Mr. Obama said his conversation with Mr. Putin was "candid" and "constructive." But he added that he did not believe the talk would change Russia's opposition to any foreign military intervention in Syria.
Mr. Obama is trying to win international support for military action to punish Syria's government for an alleged chemical attack that killed more than 1,400 people in August. The U.S. president said he would address the American people about the issue Tuesday night and continue to work with Congress on a resolution authorizing military action.
The president said most world leaders attending a G20 dinner, and discussions that continued into the early morning hours Friday, were "comfortable" with the U.S. conclusion that the Syrian government was responsible for the attack. He said the leaders were "unanimous" in believing that international norms against the use of chemical weapons had to be maintained.
However, he said world powers were divided on launching military action without going through the United Nations Security Council.
Mr. Putin said any foreign strike on Syria would be "illegal." He said the chemical attack was a "provocation" by opposition fighters in Syria who are receiving foreign support.
Mr. Putin said leaders from India, Indonesia, South Africa and India were among those who spoke against any military intervention at Thursday's G20 dinner.美國總統奧巴馬和俄羅斯總統普京在G20峯會期間討論了敘利亞問題，但在可能對敘利亞發動打擊行動的問題上仍然意見分歧。
奧巴馬總統在星期五的記者會上說，他與普京總統的對話是“坦誠的”和“具有建設性的。” 但是他補充說，他不相信談話會改變俄羅斯反對任何外國軍事幹預敘利亞的立場。
針對敘利亞政府被指稱於今年8月使用化學武器殺害1400個平民，奧巴馬總統正設法贏得國際間支持美國對敘利亞動武以懲罰敘利亞政府的行動。奧巴馬說，他星期二晚上將對美國人民發表有關這個問題的講話，並且同國會共同努力達成一項授權採取軍事行動的決議。
奧巴馬總統說, 大多數參加G20峯會晚宴的領導人，以及在星期五早上持續舉行的討論中，都沒有對美國關於敘利亞應對化武攻擊行動負責的結論感到不安。他說，各國領導人一致認爲，必須堅持反對使用化學武器的國際規範。
然而，他說，世界各大國就不經聯合國安理會批准而對敘利亞動武的問題意見分歧。
普京說，對敘利亞的任何打擊行動都是“非法”的。他說，化學武器攻擊行動是接受外援的敘利亞反政府軍的一項挑釁行動。
普京說，印度、印度尼西亞和南非等國家領導人在星期四G20峯會晚宴上發表講話，反對任何軍事幹預行動。
