伯纳姆与默茨将在柏林举行安全会谈。唐宁街表示，面对俄罗斯日益增长的混合威胁，深化合作将是伯纳姆首次正式访问德国期间议程的重点。
Burnham and Merz to hold security talks in Berlin Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham's first official visit to Germany.
记者珍妮弗·麦基尔南、杰西卡·帕克报道：英国首相安迪·伯纳姆将于周四与德国总理弗里德里希·默茨举行会谈，商讨应对网络安全威胁和破坏活动。
By Jennifer McKiernan, Jessica Parker Prime Minister Andy Burnham will hold talks on tackling cyber-security threats and sabotage with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday.
两国情报机构已警告称威胁正在上升，包括上个月德国指控俄罗斯向莱比锡/哈雷机场发射了一架装有爆炸物的无人机。
Intelligence services in both countries have warned of rising threats, including last month when Germany accused Russia of launching a drone fitted with explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
此次柏林会谈举行几天前，伯纳姆在工党大会上表示，他希望在今年晚些时候提出与欧盟建立更紧密关系的选项，包括最终重新加入该集团的可能性。
The Berlin talks come days after Burnham told the Labour Party's conference he wanted to set out options for a closer relationship with the EU later this year, including the prospect of eventually rejoining the bloc.
德国政府发言人表示，任何未来的脱欧公投主要是一个英国问题，但柏林支持加强英国与欧盟之间的联系。
A German government spokesman has said any future in-out referendum would be primarily a question for Britain, but that Berlin supports stronger ties between the UK and the EU.
在首次与总理面对面会晤之前，伯纳姆预计将在德国首都总理府受到军事礼遇。
Burnham is set to be greeted with military honours at the German capital's Chancellery ahead of his first face-to-face meeting with the chancellor.
周四，两位领导人将正式批准《2025年肯辛顿条约》，这是一项伙伴关系协议，承诺两国通过深化在科学、技术、国防、安全和增长方面的合作来应对敌对活动。
On Thursday, the two leaders will formally ratify the 2025 Kensington Treaty, a partnership committing both countries to tackle hostile activity through deeper cooperation on science, technology, defence, security and growth.
在访问前夕，伯纳姆表示，英国和德国正在“联手发现、揭露并破坏”威胁。
Speaking ahead of the visit, Burnham said the UK and Germany were "joining forces to find, expose and disrupt" threats.
他继续说道：“对我们基础设施、企业和民主制度的攻击并非遥远的威胁。”
He continued: "Attacks on our infrastructure, our businesses and our democracies are not a distant threat.
“它们渗透到人们的家庭和工作场所，其目的是让我们变得更弱、更分裂。”此次会谈正值默茨自身的政治前途受到严密审视的时期。
"They reach into people's homes and workplaces, and they are designed to make us weaker and more divided." The talks come during a period in which Merz's own political future has come under intense scrutiny.
伯纳姆于七月接替首相基尔·斯塔默爵士，后者在赢得压倒性选举胜利仅两年后，就被自己的国会议员迫令下台。
Burnham replaced Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in July after the former leader was forced out by his own MPs just two years after winning a landslide election victory.
同样地，由于梅尔茨的支持率低迷，以及在地区选举中遭遇挫折，他可能遭到党内替换的传言一直持续不断。
Similarly, Merz has faced persistent rumours he could be replaced by his party due to his poor approval ratings and following setbacks in regional elections.
尽管这位总理似乎已经克服了领导层面临的即时危机，但关于他未来的问题依然存在。
Although the chancellor appears to have overcome an immediate crisis in his leadership, questions remain over his future.
此外，安全会谈也发生在一周之内，此前一名前情报机构负责人因涉嫌间谍活动而被突击逮捕，引发了人们对德国作为情报合作伙伴可靠性的质疑。
The security talks also come in a week when questions have been raised about Germany's reliability as an intelligence partner, following the bombshell arrest of a former spy chief on suspicion of espionage.
德国联邦检察院表示，奥古斯特·哈宁被控从事间谍活动、叛国罪以及为外国势力获取机密信息。
August Hanning has been accused of espionage, treason and obtaining classified information for a foreign power, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office says.
他曾于1998年至2005年期间领导联邦情报局（BND），此后一直担任私人顾问。
He ran the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005 and has since been working as a private consultant.
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