维吉尼亚举行为怀念大学枪杀死难者悼念日活动

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　　维吉尼亚举行怀念大学枪杀死难者悼念日活动
        　　
        　　美国东部的维吉尼亚州星期五定为悼念日，怀念这个星期早些时候在维吉尼亚理工大学被一名自杀枪手残杀的32死难者。州长凯恩宣布星期五为悼念日，并要求全州民众在中午时分举行默哀。
        　　
        　　凯恩州长组成了一个独立小组，调查星期一发生在维州布莱克斯堡由名叫赵承熙的学生制造的枪杀案。凯恩州长说，这个独立调查小组的工作将调查枪击事件的所有方面，其中包括警方和紧急义务人员做出反应的时间。
        　　
        　　The eastern U.S. state of Virginia is observing a day of mourning Friday to honor the 32 victims of a suicidal gunman's rampage at Virginia Tech university earlier this week. State Governor Timothy Kaine declared the day of mourning and asked people across the entire state to pause at noon for a moment of silence.
        　　
        　　Governor Kaine formed an independent panel to investigate Monday's rampage in Blacksburg, Virginia, by 23-year-old student Cho Seung-hui. The governor says the panel will probe all aspects of the attack, including the response time of police and emergency medical responders.
        　　
        　　美国特使：人权进步对北韩美国关系正常化至关重要美国的北韩人权问题特使杰伊.莱夫科维茨说，孤立的北韩必须先改善它的人权记录，然后美国才会与这个国家实现关系正常化。莱夫科维茨星期四在华盛顿说，如果北韩希望有朝一日被看成是合法政府，就必须要在人权上取得进展。
        　　
        　　他还呼吁北京停止将北韩难民当做经济移民，将他们送回北韩。莱夫科维茨表示，随着全球因2008年奥运会将注意力集中到中国，北韩难民的问题不可能不被注意。
        　　
        　　The. U.S. envoy on North Korean human rights Jay Lefkowitz says the reclusive country will have to improve its human rights record before the United States will normalize relations with the country. Speaking in Washington Thursday, Jay Lefkowitz said if the North Korean government ever wants to be seen as legitimate, it will have to make progress on human rights.
        　　
        　　He also called on Beijing to stop treating North Koreans refugees as economic migrants subject to repatriation. Lefkowitz said that as the world's attention turns to China for the 2008 Olympics, it is unlikely that the issue will go unnoticed.