Russia Defends Deal to Supply Air Defence Systems to Syria

　　Russia has defended that his country's anti-aircraft missile deal with Syria is legal and in line with international norms.

 

　　Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.

 

　　"First, the contract on S-300s is absolutely legal, it's transparent¹ and it's fully² in line with the international norms and with the Russian export control legislation. Second, the contract hasn't been yet finalised. Third, the Americans are leaving Patriots³ after this exercise in Jordan, together with F-16 planes, and no one is asking them not to do this."

 

　　Russia signed a contract for the delivery of state-of-the art S-300 air defence missile systems to Syria, which has yet to be fulfilled.

 

　　Lavrov added that U.S. discussions about a possible no-fly zone in particular has encouraged the opposition⁴ to step up fighting instead of sitting down for talks.

 

　　"We must avoid confrontational⁵ debates and one-sided resolutions in the (United Nations) General Assembly and in the Human Rights Council because all this is not helping⁶ to create the atmosphere necessary to convene⁷ a conference."

 

　　At the recent G8 summit in Northern Ireland, international leaders backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva soon.

 

　　However, a timetable for the talks has yet to be agreed upon.

1 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• 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。

3 patriots   

爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
• These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 confrontational   

adj.挑衅的；对抗的

参考例句：

• Fans love rappers partly because they strike such a confrontational pose. 乐迷热爱这些饶舌艺人一定程度上是因为他们所采取的那种战斗姿态。 来自互联网
• You prefer a non confrontational approach when it comes to resolving disputes. 面对争端，你不喜欢采用对抗性的手段来解决。 来自互联网

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。