[标准VOA]核问题升级(1) [080619]

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Britain to Freeze Iranian Bank Assets in Nuclear Dispute (1/2)

The president's farewell trip to Europe ended on a positive note for the White House.
　
At a joint news conference following talks in London, Prime Minister Brown said his government is freezing the British assets of Iran's largest bank. And he warned Tehran it faces ever increasing sanctions if it refuses to suspend nuclear enrichment.
　
"If Iran continues to ignore united resolutions - to ignore our offers of partnership - we have no choice but to intensify sanctions. And so today, Britain will urge Europe, and Europe will agree, to take further sanctions against Iran."
　
The prime minister also announced plans to send more British troops to Afghanistan. A reporter then asked him if the United Kingdom might draw down its military contingent in the Basra area of southern Iraq, to balance out the increased Afghan deployment.
　
"You can not trade numbers between the two countries. There is a job to do in Iraq and I have described it. And there is a job to do in Afghanistan and we will continue to do it."

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总统的欧洲告别之旅以对白宫的一个积极讯息而结束。

在伦敦会谈后的联合记者招待会上，布朗首相说英国政府将冻结伊朗最大银行在英国的资产。他同时警告说，如果德黑兰拒绝停止发展核武器，那么它将面临更多的制裁。

“如果伊朗继续无视联合决议，继续无视我们的伙伴关系，那么我们没有选择，只有加强制裁，今天，英国会敦促欧洲同意，而欧洲也会同意对伊朗采取进一步的制裁措施。”

另外首相也宣布了向阿富汗增加兵力的计划。一位记者随后问他英国是否会减少其在伊拉克南部巴士拉地区的军事武装力量用以平衡对阿富汗的增兵行动。

“你不能单纯的交替两个国家的兵力数据。正如我所描述的，我们在伊拉克有工作要做。并且在阿富汗也有，并且我们将继续做下去。”