美国驻印度大使塞尔吉奥·戈尔周四表示，美国和印度接近敲定一项贸易协议，大部分主要问题已得到解决，此前印度高级官员本周早些时候也表达了类似观点。
The US and India are close to finalizing a trade deal, with most of the major issues resolved, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Thursday, echoing comments from senior Indian officials earlier this week.
戈尔在新德里举行的彭博新经济论坛上说：“大局、大框架、大项目都已搞定。”他补充说，两国距离“达成协议”非常近。
“The big picture, the big framework, the big items are done, Gor said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. The two countries are very close to “landing it,” he added.
主要问题已获解决，而剩余的一些障碍涉及随着谈判推进而出现的新事项，包括技术领域的变化。他说：“大项目都已搞定，”并补充称，漫长谈判中出现新问题是自然的。
The major issues had been resolved, while some of the remaining hurdles involved new matters that emerged as negotiations progressed, including changes in technology. “The big items are done,” he said, adding that new issues arising during lengthy talks were natural.
他的言论呼应了印度外交部长苏杰生本周早些时候的乐观态度。苏杰生表示，他对印美贸易谈判的进展感到鼓舞，双方在谈判一年多后正“朝着着陆点迈进”。
His comments underscore the optimism earlier this week by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar who said he was encouraged by progress in trade talks between India and the US, and that the two sides were “heading toward a landing point” after more than a year of negotiations.
这两番表态均出现在印度财政部长西塔拉曼几周前表示华盛顿与新德里的贸易谈判陷入僵局、称已到达高原期之后。美国贸易代表贾米森·格里尔曾称，虽然谈判处于“最后冲刺”阶段，但协议尚未“迫在眉睫”。
Both the comments come after Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman signaled a stalemate in trade talks between Washington and New Delhi a few weeks ago terming they had reached a plateau. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer had said while negotiations were in “short strokes”, the deal wasn’t “imminent”.
谈判因美国新立法而变得复杂，该立法授权美国总统特朗普对俄罗斯石油和天然气买方征收高达100%的关税。戈尔表示，两国正在讨论该问题，特朗普将在“未来几天”做出决定。大使称，这些措施并非专门针对印度或任何其他国家，而是旨在增加对俄罗斯的压力，帮助结束乌克兰战争。
Talks have been complicated by new US legislation enabling US President Donald Trump to impose as much as 100% tariff on buyers of Russian oil and gas. Gor said the two countries are discussing the issue and Trump would make a decision “over the next few days.”The ambassador said the measures wasn’t aimed specifically at India or any other country, but were designed to increase pressure on Russia and help end the war in Ukraine.
他说：“印度恰好落入其中一个类别，还有许多其他国家也是如此。”
“It just happens that India does fall in one of those buckets, along with a lot of other countries,” he said.