双语新闻：伊拉克悄悄向叙利亚供应燃料油
Iraq is quietly shipping vital supplies of fuel oil to Syria in a dealthat has triggered concern in Washington and exposesDamascus’s difficulties in keeping its economy afloat in the faceof a growing civil war and economic sanctions.伊拉克正悄悄向叙利亚供应一项关键物资——燃料油。这笔交易已引发美国政府担忧；此外，它还暴露出，面对内战不断升级和经济制裁，叙利亚当局很难维持本国经济的运转。
Nouri al-Maliki’s Baghdad government agreed in June to supply 720,000 tons of fuel oil to Syria inmonthly shipments as part of a one-year, renewable supply contract, according to commercialdocuments seen by the Financial Times.
根据英国《金融时报》看到的一些商业文件，努里 马利基(Nouri al-Maliki)领导的伊拉克政府于今年6月签署了一份为期一年的可续期供应协议，同意每月向叙利亚供应72万吨燃料油。
In June and July, Baghdad’s oil ministry delivered two shipments of fuel oil, which is used for powergeneration, worth US$14m, to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Syria paid in cash, thedocuments show.
今年6月和7月，伊拉克石油部向叙利亚巴沙尔 阿萨德(Bashar al-Assad)政权交付了两批燃料油（总价值1400万美元），供叙利亚发电。上述文件显示，叙利亚用现金支付了燃料油款。
While the figures to date are relatively small, the deal highlights the ad hoc efforts that Mr Assad’sembattled regime is being forced to make as it attempts to keep shortages at bay during its civilwar. It also underlines the active role Iraq is playing in the region.
尽管相关数字迄今为止还比较小，但这笔交易凸显出一个事实：身处困境的阿萨德政权正被迫做出一些特别努力，以控制内战期间出现的燃料油短缺情况。该协议还凸显出伊拉克正在该地区扮演积极角色。
The revelations come a month after US officials complained that Baghdad was allowing aircraftcarrying Iranian arms to fly over its territory to Syria.
就在此消息传出的一个月前，美国官员曾抱怨伊拉克政府允许运送伊朗武器的飞机飞越伊拉克领空前往叙利亚。
A State Department official said that the fuel shipment did not violate US and EU sanctions but heindicated surprise at Iraq’s involvement.
美国国务院一位官员表示，运送燃料油之举并不违反美国和欧盟(EU)的制裁措施，但他对伊拉克的参与表示惊讶。
Iraq abstained from an Arab League vote in 2011 to suspend Syria’s membership and imposesanctions; it has also rejected attempts to bring down Syria’s regime by force, fearing a widerregional crisis.
2011年，伊拉克曾在阿拉伯联盟(Arab League)中止叙利亚成员国资格并对其实施制裁的投票表决中弃权；伊拉克还拒绝接受以武力促使叙利亚现政权下台的行动，担心这会造成更广泛的地区危机。
Iraq’s Shia-led government is close to Iran and Tehran is the Syrian regime’s chief Middle Easternally.
伊拉克由什叶派领导的政府与伊朗关系密切。伊朗政府是叙利亚现政权在中东的主要盟友。
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