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Secretary of State John Kerry in the Middle East talking with Turkish Prime Minister and other leaders;while in Syria,another attack,this one killing women and children.I'm Marti Johnson reporting from Washington.
Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Turkey and Israel to restore (diplomatic) ties quickly,saying each plays an important role in resolving other issues in the Middle East.Kerry met today with Turkish Foreign Minister and talked to reporters about Israel's need to make (restitution).And Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul ,the Secretary also talked about the need to find an answer for the conflict in Syria.
In a press conference with his Turkish (counterpart),US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Ankara to continue efforts to rebuild relations with Israel.
Turkey and Israel are both vital allies to the United States.
Kerry said that the restoring of Israeli-Turkish relations is important to his efforts to kick-start peace efforts between the Palestinians and Israel.The (conflict) in neighboring Syria was another key topic in Kerry's Istanbul talks.英语口语培训
Turkey has also been (incredibly) generous to the refugees of this crisis and they have taken them in by the thousands,kept their borders open and done everything possible to try to respond to that increasing (humanitarian) crisis.
Secretary Kerry wants Turkey to keep its border open,a commitment the Turkish Foreign Minister made. Dorian Jones,VOA news,Istanbul.
Activists say a Syrian government (airstrike) meantime on a mainly-Kurdish area in the northern city of Aleppo has killed 15 people Saturday.The Syrian Observatory for human rights says 9 children and 3 women are (among) the dead in the latest attack.Secretary Kerry moves on soon to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank.Here's more on the Secretary's middle east trip on our website at voanews.com.
South Korea's top military officer is postponing a meeting in Washington with the US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff because of (escalating) tensions with North Korea.US army general Martin Dempsey was to meet at the (annual) military committee meeting on April 16 with his Seoul counterpart.But a spokesman for South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said Sunday that Seoul is concerned Pyongyang might stage a military provocation.While General Jung Seung-jo was out of the country.On Saturday, a senior US (defense) official speaking on condition of anonymity said the Pentagon has postponed a (scheduled) test of the Minuteman 3 missile from a US airbase in California in order to not to exacerbate military tensions with North Korea.
South African president Nelson Mandela has been (discharged) from a Pretoria hospital after treatment for pneumonia.An official from the president's office said the anti-apartheid icon will be at home under a (constant) medical supervision.With more,here's VOA's Anita Powell from Johannesburg.易说堂电话英语
Nelson Mandela has spent nine nights in the hospital before being discharged Saturday,he was (treated) for pneumonia and President Jacob Zuma visited him earlier this week and said he had made (steady) improvement.Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said Mr Mandela will now get around-the-clock care at home.Like many South Africans,he referred to Mr Mandela by his clan name, Madiba.
We are delighted to (inform) you that the former president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital today,the 6th of April,President Zuma thanks the (hardworking) medical teams and the hospital staff looking after Madiba so efficiently.
Officials have noted the 94-year-old icon has become (increasingly) frail but Maharaj said Mr Mandela's legendary spirit was (undaunted) by this last hospital stay.Anita Powell,VOA news,Johannesburg.
A US foreign service officer along with a civil defense department employee and an Afghan doctor all died Saturday when a car bomb exploded as their convoy passed on the way to (deliver) books to children at an Afghan school,the attack in Zabul Province,Afghanistan also killed 3 US solders,US Secretary of State John Kerry said he had met the foreign service officer whose name has not been (released) when he was in Kabul last week and described her as smart,capable,eager to serve and deeply commit to our country and the difference she was making for the Afghan people.
Two Republican lawmakers are asking the government to (examine) whether American pop star Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z had official permission for a visit to Cuba celebrating their wedding anniversary.The couple celebrated their fifth anniversary this week in Havana eating at some of the city's restaurants dancing to Cuban music.A long-standing trade embargo (prohibits) Americans from visiting Cuba for tourism without government permission,but president Obama eased restrictions for academic,religious or cultural purposes.
This is VOA news.
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