委内瑞拉临时政府已结束与政治反对派的第二轮会谈，达成协议，致力于改革委内瑞拉最高法院。
Venezuela’s interim government has concluded a second round of talks with the political opposition, reaching an agreement to work towards reforming Venezuela’s top court.
该协议于周五宣布，代表了临时总统德尔西·罗德里格斯承诺的司法改革迈出的第一个实质性步骤。
The deal was announced on Friday and represents the first tangible step towards judicial reforms promised by interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
双方在一份联合声明中表示，他们已任命一个由七名成员组成的小组，审查用于选拔法院候选人的制度，并同意“继续分析和审查司法系统转型所需的立法工具”。
Both sides said in a joint statement that they had appointed a seven-member panel to review the system used to select candidates for the court and agreed to “continue the analysis and review of legislative instruments needed for the transformation of the judicial system”.
政府方面由国民议会主席豪尔赫·罗德里格斯率领，反对派则由迪诺拉·菲格拉代表，她领导的反对派集团赢得了委内瑞拉2015年最后一次国际认可的选举。
The government side was led by National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez, while the opposition was represented by Dinorah Figuera, who led the opposition bloc that won Venezuela’s last internationally recognised election in 2015.
委内瑞拉临时政府在1月美国军方绑架前总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗后上台，已使该国与美国走得更近，但在兑现开放政治体制的承诺方面进展缓慢。
Venezuela’s interim government, which took power after the US military abducted former President Nicolas Maduro in January, has brought the country into closer alignment with the US but has been slow to deliver on promises to open up the political system.
批评人士将这一安排（其中包括一项授予美国控制委内瑞拉大部分石油储备的协议）比作殖民强国（如英国）以前强加给产油国的安排。
Critics have compared the arrangement, which has included a deal granting the US control over large parts of Venezuela’s oil reserves to those previously imposed on oil-rich nations by colonial powers such as Great Britain.
人权组织表示，尽管新政府承诺变革，但马杜罗时代的镇压机器依然保留。
Rights groups say that the repressive apparatus of the Maduro era has also remained in place, despite promises of change from the new government.
罗德里格斯本周在联合国大会（UNGA）发言时承诺举行选举，但未给出明确时间表。
Rodriguez promised elections during her speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week but offered no firm timeline.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和罗德里格斯在联大期间会晤，这是她前任被绑架以来首次访美。美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥表示，特朗普和罗德里格斯讨论了重组委内瑞拉数十亿美元的主权债务。
US President Donald Trump and Rodriguez met on the sidelines of UNGA, her first visit to the US since the abduction of her predecessor. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump and Rodriguez discussed restructuring billions of dollars in Venezuela’s sovereign debt.
特朗普周五表示，他在过去一周与罗德里格斯讨论了选举问题，但未提供进一步细节。
Trump said on Friday that he spoke with Rodriguez about elections in the past week, but offered no further details.
“我确实说过，”特朗普在白宫对记者说。“我谈到了选举。” 政府和反对派在8月举行了首轮会谈，当时他们同意改革司法系统，并争取收回被英格兰银行冻结的委内瑞拉资产。下一轮会谈定于下个月举行。
“I did,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I spoke about elections.” The government and the opposition held an initial round of talks in August, when they agreed to overhaul the judicial system and win back Venezuelan assets frozen by the Bank of England. The next round of talks is scheduled next month.