Iran urges for quick formation of Iraqi government
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian（伊朗） leaders on Monday urged for the quick formation of the Iraqi government, saying that will serve the interests of the Iraqi people and enable them to enjoy stability, security, unity 1 and prosperity（繁荣,成功） after years of hardship.
During a meeting with the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday morning, Iran's Supreme(最高的) Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on all Iraqi officials to spare no efforts to form a united government as soon as possible.
The swift（快的,迅速地） formation of a united government and the restoration of security in Iraq are the country's two major issues, Khamenei was quoted as saying by the local satellite Press TV.
"Despite the relative stability in Iraq, the country is still suffering from insecurity and part of this insecurity is resulted from some powers whose political interests lie in creating insecurity in Iraq," Khamenei said, implying the Western countries.
He also expressed the hope that the United States will leave Iraq and the problems of the war-torn people will be resolved soon.
The Iraqi prime minister, for his part, described Iraq's relationship with Iran as strategic(战略的) and amicable 2, according to Press TV.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during a meeting with Maliki, said he hoped that a new Iraqi government would be formed soon so as to end the hardship of the Iraqi people and that all Iraqi political parties could collaborate 3 to reconstruct the country.
Iran fully 4 supports an independent, strong and unified 5 Iraq which will serve the Iraqi people and Islamic ideals and the progress of the region, Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.
For his part, Maliki said the Iraqi government's first mission is to reconstruct the country and establish healthy and sound relations with its neighboring countries, adding he hoped Iraq could achieve unity, progress and independence through forming a united government.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
- The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。
- The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
- I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。