克里赴埃塞俄比亞討論安全問題

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to attend a 50th anniversary celebration for the African Union.

Kerry's three-day visit begins Friday in Addis Ababa, where the State Department says he will meet with senior Ethiopian officials to discuss "bilateral issues."

On Saturday, he will join African leaders and other foreign dignitaries at an AU summit that will celebrate 50 years of the pan-African organization, which used to be referred to as the Organization of African Unity.

Kerry's visit is expected to include talks on efforts to battle Islamist extremists in countries such as Mali and northern Nigeria.美國國務卿克里前往埃塞俄比亞，就安全問題與該地區官員舉行會談，並參加非洲聯盟成立50週年慶祝活動。

克里這次爲期三天的訪問於星期五在亞的斯亞貝巴開始。美國國務院說，克里將在亞的斯亞貝巴會晤埃塞俄比亞高層官員，討論“雙邊問題”。

星期六，克里將在非盟峯會期間會晤非洲領導人以及其他外國政要，參加慶祝非盟成立50週年的活動。非洲聯盟曾被稱爲“非洲統一組織”。

預計克里的日程將包括討論有關打擊馬裏和尼日利亞北部伊斯蘭極端分子的問題。