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奥巴马携华丽阵容抵达伦敦出席G20峰会

http://www.sina.com.cn 2009年04月02日 11:49   沪江英语

  美国总统奥巴马在英国时间星期二(3月31日)晚抵达伦敦以北的斯坦斯特德机场,他将参加星期三在伦敦开幕的20国集团领导人峰会。

  此行是奥巴马担任美国总统以来首次访问欧洲。他的行程除了这次伦敦峰会,还有法国和德国的北约峰会、布拉格的欧盟会议以及访问土耳其。

  据悉他这次欧洲之行阵容强大,不仅随行团队达500人,"空军一号"专机、凯迪拉克专车和直升机点击查看QQ秀更一个都不能少,保障总统夫妇一切要求随时得到满足。英国《卫报》说,与峰会本身相比,奥巴马和其他领导人双边会谈更受关注。 

  相关报道:(from Time)

  President Obama tonight landed at Stansted airport aboard Air Force One on the first major overseas trip of his Administration。

  The presidential jet touched down just before 8pm and Mr Obama and his wife Michelle were greeted by Chancellor Alaistair Darling。

  Mr Obama has scheduled a series of hectic series of discussions and summits with Nato, the G20 and a host of world leaders in private meetings across five countries。

  The President was due to be carried by helicopter to the heavily guarded US ambassador's residence in Regent's Park。

  He will hold a meeting with Gordon Brown tomorrow morning before the pair hold a joint press conference at the Foreign Office. Those discussions will kick-start a frantic 48 hours in London designed to culminate in a joint policy announcement from the G20 leaders。

  On Friday and Saturday, Mr Obama will attend a Nato summit marking his first test abroad as US Commander-in-Chief and his best chance to sell his new plan for the Afghan war to wary allies。

  After just two months in the Oval Office, the new US president is expected to try to leverage the Nato summit in Strasbourg, France, and Kehl, Germany, to build closer ties with America's defence allies. He will also hold meetings in the Czech Republic and Turkey。

  The trip also marks the debut on the global stage of Michelle Obama, who also has a packed agenda of meetings and planned appearances. She will accompany the President when he meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace tomorrow。

  Mr Obama's schedule includes bi-lateral meetings on the sidelines of the G20 with the leaders of Russia and China among others。

  He will attempt to rebuild relationships with allied countries that split with Washington over the war in Iraq and subsequent treatment of prisoners。

  The President's first meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, is expected to help thaw relations which suffered during Bush and Putin era。

  President Medvedev wrote an editorial for the Washington Post today expressing his desire for a better relationship。

  "Long ago, Alexis de Tocqueville predicted a great future for our two nations," Medvedev wrote. "So far, each country has tried to prove the truth of those words to itself and the world by acting on its own. I firmly believe that at this turn of history, we should work together."

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