国际英语资讯:Spotlight: After Trumps SOTU speech, Pompeo tries to reassure allies of U.S. commitment to
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</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="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reassure">reassure</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>), <span word="after">after</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="virtually">virtually</span>" <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Coalition">Coalition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Defeat">Defeat</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> 79 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troop">troop</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="drawdown">drawdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tactical">tactical</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosecute">prosecute</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="requests">requests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>... <span word="those">those</span> <span word="requests">requests</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="details">details</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:00 <span word="PM">PM</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stabilization">stabilization</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>."</p>
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