国际英语资讯:Switzerland signs agreement to represent U.S. interests in Venezuela
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 5-- <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>" <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bern">Bern</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Ignazio">Ignazio</span> <span word="Cassis">Cassis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="McMullen">McMullen</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="consular">consular</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>, <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="consular">consular</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 35 <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="over">over</span> 200 <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="mandates">mandates</span>.</p>
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