俄罗斯总统普京出访以色

时间：2012-06-25 07:10:04

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is beginning his first Middle East tour in seven years with a trip to Israel.

俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京出访以色列，这是他近七年以来的首次中东之行。

Israeli troops are <a href=tuning1 up to welcome the Russian president but tensions lurk2, particularly over Iran" src="http://www.enread.comhttp://www.enread.com/upimg/allimg/120625/1_120625071113_1.jpg" width="304" height="171" />
Israeli troops are tuning up to welcome the Russian president but tensions lurk, particularly over Iran
Iran's nuclear ambitions and the continuing crisis in Syria are expected to top the agenda of his talks with Israeli leaders.

Israel and Russia have strong cultural ties, with Israel home to more than a million immigrants from the former Soviet3 Union.

But politically relations have often been strained, correspondents say.

Mr Putin returned to the Russian presidency4 - with responsibility for Russian foreign policy - earlier this year, after four years spent as prime minister.

He will spend a day in Israel, followed by talks in Bethlehem on Tuesday with the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday before heading to Jordan, where he will meet King Abdullah.

Tensions

Mr Putin will attend the official unveiling ceremony of a memorial to the millions of Russian soldiers who died resisting Nazism5 in World War II.

He will also meet Israel's Russian-speaking Foreign Minister Avignor Lieberman, President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.

His discussions on the subject of Iran will highlight some of the tensions in relations, says the BBC's Middle East correspondent Jon Donnison.

Mr Putin has said an Israeli military strike on Iran's nuclear sites would be "truly catastrophic".

But many Israelis accuse Russia, which built some Iran's nuclear facilities, of dragging its feet over the tightening6 of sanctions against Tehran.

Syria - which buys Russian arms and provides a deep-water Mediterranean7 port for the Russian navy - is also likely to be discussed.

The Israeli leadership has avoided commenting publicly on the crisis.

In 2005, Mr Putin became the first Russian president to visit Israel. He also visited the West Bank and Egypt.


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1 tuning 8700ed4820c703ee62c092f05901ecfc     
n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调
参考例句：
  • They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 lurk J8qz2     
n.潜伏，潜行；v.潜藏，潜伏，埋伏
参考例句：
  • Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness.在这条荒野的小路上隐伏着危险。
  • He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.他觉得自己看见有人在演讲时潜藏在会议厅顶上。
3 Soviet Sw9wR     
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
4 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句：
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
5 Nazism onPzAk     
n. 纳粹主义
参考例句：
  • His philosophical eyes were obviously shortsighted by the evil influence of Nazism. 显然，他那双哲学家般的深邃的眼睛也被纳粹的妖氛所眩惑。 来自中国文学部分
  • Nazism suppressed all three movements as degenerate. 纳粹把所有三个运动都作为颓废艺术而加以镇压。
6 tightening 19aa014b47fbdfbc013e5abf18b64642     
上紧，固定，紧密
参考例句：
  • Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
  • It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。
7 Mediterranean ezuzT     
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
参考例句：
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

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