伊拉克會同美俄緩解伊沙緊張局勢

Iraq's foreign minister offered Wednesday to act as a mediator between its neighbors Iran and Saudi Arabia.

伊拉克外長星期三提出願意在其鄰國伊朗和沙特之間充當調停員的角色。

Those relations became further strained in the past week with the Saudi execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric, angry protesters storming the Saudi embassy in Tehran and Saudi Arabia's subsequent decision to cut off diplomatic ties with Iran.

沙特上星期處決一名著名的什葉派穆斯林教士後，憤怒的示威者衝擊了德黑蘭的沙特使館，沙特因此決定和伊朗斷絕外交關係，這一系列事態發展加劇了兩國間的緊張關係。

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said during a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif that Iraq's placement in the region brings a role in alleviating the tensions.

伊拉克外長賈法裏在與伊朗外長扎裏夫舉行的聯合新聞發佈會上表示，伊拉克在該地區所處的位置使它可以爲緩解緊張局勢助一臂之力。

Russia has also offered to act as a mediator, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been speaking with both Zarif and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

俄羅斯也提出願意充當調停員。美國國務卿克里一直在與伊朗外長扎裏夫以及沙特外交大臣朱拜爾進行溝通。

U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday that Kerry talked by phone with multiple Iranian and Saudi leaders to try to "restore some sense of calm," urge them to use dialogue and keep in mind there are other pressing issues in the region, including the situations in Syria and Yemen.

美國國務院發言人柯比星期二表示，克里與伊朗及沙特領導人進行了多次電話交談，力圖“在某種程度上恢復平靜”，他敦促雙方進行對話，並牢記該地區還有其它緊迫問題需要應對，包括敘利亞和也門的局勢等。