国际英语资讯:UN chief welcomes positive steps towards peace between Eritrea, Ethiopia
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 21-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="overtures">overtures</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>" <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normalization">normalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relations">relations</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="UN">UN</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="commended">commended</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="neighbourly">neighbourly</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="repercussions">repercussions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="region">region</span>."</p><p><span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> "<span word="all">all</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consolidating">consolidating</span>" <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2002 <span word="border">border</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="skirmishes">skirmishes</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="footing">footing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Eritrean">Eritrean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Isaias">Isaias</span> <span word="Afwerki">Afwerki</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="depth">depth</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="action">action</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="Tens">Tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p>
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