Moscow endorses direct US-Iran talks as wayout of nuclear ‘morass’
Russian has for the first time publicly encouraged the US andIran to begin direct one-to-one negotiations over the Islamicrepublic’s nuclear programme, arguing that the creation of anegotiating channel between Washington and Tehran could helpavert conflict.
俄罗斯首次公开呼吁美国和伊朗就伊朗核计划启动一对一直接谈判，提出在华盛顿与德黑兰之间建立谈判渠道可能有助于避免冲突。
As the US considers its next move over Iran, Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, saidMoscow would like to see Washington and Tehran make direct diplomatic contact in order to avertan Israeli attack on the Iranian programme. Moscow has been directly involved in all negotiationswith Iran because it is one of the six powers – the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China – that negotiate in a body called the E3 plus 3.
在美国考虑针对伊朗的下一步行动之际，俄罗斯副外长谢尔盖 里亚布科夫(Sergei Ryabkov)称，俄罗斯政府希望美国和伊朗直接进行外交接触，以避免以色列对伊朗核设施发动军事打击。莫斯科直接参与了同伊朗的所有谈判，它与美国、英国、法国、德国和中国组成了称为E3+3的谈判机制。
Asked in a Financial Times interview how Moscow would respond to direct US-Iran talks,
在英国《金融时报》采访中被问及俄罗斯政府将如何回应美伊谈判时，里亚布科夫说：“我们不会说一句反对的话。当然，我们希望获知相关安排的内容。”
Mr Ryabkov said: “We will not have a word against this. Of course, we would hope we would beinformed on the content of these arrangements.”
里亚布科夫是伊朗核问题的俄罗斯首席谈判代表，他说：“[美国和伊朗之间的]非正式接触一直在继续，但直接谈判是可能的。这样的安排不会对我们构成问题，即便它不是完整的E3+3机制。我们讲究实际——我们希望取得一些进展，将各方都拉出泥潭。”
Mr Ryabkov, who is Russia’s chief negotiator on the Iranian nuclear issue, said: “Informal contacts [between the US and Iran] are ongoing but direct talks are possible. such an arrangement will notcreate a problem for us, even if there is not a fully fledged E3 plus 3. We are down to earth – wewant something that will bring everyone out of this morass.”
西方外交官曾私下表示，一旦美国总统大选结束，将有必要开启美国与伊朗的直接对话。但与伊朗谈判的E3+3外交官之一对此公开表态仍是不寻常的。一位英国高级官员称，他认为美国和伊朗的直接谈判现在也许是不可或缺的，部分原因是美国可能需要消除伊朗的疑虑：虽然美国希望伊朗缩减核计划，但美国并不会谋求政权更迭。
Western diplomats have said privately for some time that a direct US-Iran dialogue would beneeded once the US presidential election was over. But it is unusual for one of the E3 plus 3 diplomats negotiating with Iran to say so in public. A senior British official said he believed that directtalks between the US and Iran might now be essential. That is in part because the US may need toreassure Iran that, while it wants the Iranian nuclear programme scaled back, it does not seekregime change.
