英闻天下——272 Syrian Minister: Ready for Talks with Opposition

 　　Syrian minister of national reconciliation¹ says he is willing to meet the Syrian opposition² leader Moaz Alkhatib to begin peace talks.

 

　　Ali Haidar however, says the dialogue shouldn't include any pre-existing conditions.

 

　　"There are no pre-conditions or compromises asked to be made by anyone for dialogue. The only thing asked for is to agree on the dialogue and believe in the dialogue as the technique of a political solution to end the Syrian crisis."

 

　　Last week, the head of the Syrian opposition coalition³ Moaz al-Khatib launched an initiative for dialogue with the Syrian regime, provided pro-Assad security forces release of more than 160-thousand prisoners.

 

　　However, the Syrian government has asked the opposition for the names of the prisoners they claim were arrested.

 

　　At the same time, on the ground in Syria, rebel forces have reportedly captured a military air base near Aleppo in the north after days of clashes with security forces.

 

　　The reported capture comes a day after rebels in the north-east overran Syria's biggest hydro-electric dam.

1 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

2 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。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。