Japan, Germany to Insist on Veto Power with UN Security Coun

 

By Steve Herman
Japan and Germany have jointly¹ declared they want permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council with the veto power of the five current permanent members.
At a news conference, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and German Chancellor² Gerhard Schroeder said it is time to expand the U.N. Security Council.
Mr. Koizumi says any nation joining the five permanent members should have veto power, otherwise it would be discriminatory.
The German chancellor says Japan, Germany, Brazil and India - countries bidding for permanent seats - will discuss the matter.
Mr. Schroeder says Japan and Germany also agree that Africa, as an important part of the world, should also have permanent representation on the Security Council.
In a speech to business leaders earlier in the day, the German Chancellor said all new council members should have the right of veto.
The United Nations is considering expanding the number of permanent council members. Under a format³ instituted shortly after World War II, the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, and France have the only permanent seats. That grants them the power to veto U.N. resolutions. The 10 rotating Security Council members have no veto.
Reform advocates say the current format does not give enough weight to the voices of the developing world and to major economic powers such as Japan and Germany.
Earlier, the chancellor spoke⁴ at a business symposium⁵ in the Japanese capital. He told hundreds of German and Japanese business leaders that he remains⁶ concerned about the recent rise of the euro against the dollar.
Mr. Schroeder says lessons can be learned from what he calls the superb monetary⁷ policies of Japan's central bank.
Although he did not elaborate, analysts⁸ say the comment was a criticism of the European Central Bank and its reluctance⁹ to lower interest rates even when inflation is moderate.
Mr. Schroeder also called on German exporters to increase their sales efforts to reduce the country's trade deficit¹⁰ with Japan.
Germany posted economic growth of a mere¹¹ 0.1 percent in the third quarter of this year, which economists¹² say is due in part to sluggish¹³ exports.
Mr. Schroeder arrived Wednesday in Tokyo after a visit to China and leaves Friday.
注释：
conference 讨论会, 协商会
expand 扩充
discriminatory 歧视的
format 格局
advocate 提倡者
symposium 研讨会，专题讨论会
euro 欧元
superb 完美的，上乘的
monetary 货币的
reluctance 勉强
moderate 减轻，缓和
sluggish 不景气的

1 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

2 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

3 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

9 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。

10 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

11 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

12 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。