国际英语资讯:U.S. to end fund on Syria stabilization initiative
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> 230 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stabilization">stabilization</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="Nauert">Nauert</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="redirect">redirect</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> $230 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stabilization">stabilization</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="review">review</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="elicited">elicited</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="April">April</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pledges">pledges</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Coalition">Coalition</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="stabilization">stabilization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="redirect">redirect</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> "<span word="other">other</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="lessening">lessening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="proxies">proxies</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Rex">Rex</span> <span word="Tillerson">Tillerson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 13 <span word="pledged">pledged</span> 200 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p>
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