国际英语资讯:Pompeo, Lavrov discuss arms control over phone
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</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="and">and</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sergey">Sergey</span> <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <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="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span> #<span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="affirmed">affirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="partners">partners</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> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="verifiable">verifiable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enforceable">enforceable</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2010, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="Arms">Arms</span> <span word="Reduction">Reduction</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> (<span word="New">New</span> <span word="START">START</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stipulates">stipulates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="warheads">warheads</span> <span word="and">and</span> 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word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>.</p>
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