美联社 区域领导人周六呼吁保持冷静，因为人们对美国、以色列和伊朗之间爆发新一轮升级的担忧与日俱增。
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Regional leaders called for calm Saturday as fears of a new escalation between the U.S., Israel and Iran grow.
在巴林举行的一个安全论坛上，沙特阿拉伯外交副大臣表示，该地区传递的信息是希望重返和平。同样在该论坛上，叙利亚外长表示，叙利亚和约旦将讨论加强共同边境的方式。以下是周六来自中东的最新消息。
Speaking at a security forum in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs said the message from the region is that it wants a return to peace. Also at the forum, Syria’s foreign minister said his country and Jordan would discuss ways to strengthen their shared border. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Saturday.
周六，沙特阿拉伯外交副大臣表示，该地区传递的信息是希望重返和平。在巴林举行的安全论坛上，瓦利德·埃尔赫赖吉告诉听众，各方正在努力防止军事升级，并达成一项结束与伊朗危机的协议。
On Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s vice minister of foreign affairs said the message from the region is that it wants a return to peace. Speaking at a security forum in Bahrain, Waleed ElKhereiji told the audience that efforts were being made to prevent a military escalation and reach an agreement that ends the crisis with Iran.
“如果你看看……每个人正在尝试做出的努力，信息非常明确。这片地区的人们希望给该地区带回和平，”他说。但他表示，没有人能预测这些努力的结果。对重返全面伊朗战争的担忧正在上升。
“If you look at … the efforts that everybody is trying to do, the message is very clear. People in this part of the world want to bring peace back to the region,” he said. But he said no one can predict the outcome of the efforts. Concerns are rising about a return to an all-out Iran war.
在同一活动上发言的埃及外长巴德尔·阿卜杜拉蒂表示，该地区的升级将极具破坏性。
Speaking at the same event, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said an escalation in the region would be extremely destructive.
“我们非常有信心……第二轮将更加危险、更具破坏性，并且将一事无成，”他说。
“We are very confident that … the second round will be more dangerous, more destructive, and it will lead to nowhere,” he said.
叙利亚外长周六表示，边境安全是叙利亚和约旦的共同责任，预计下个月将举行高层会议讨论安排。
Syria’s Foreign Minister said Saturday that border security is a shared responsibility between his country and Jordan and that a high-level meeting is expected next month to discuss arrangements.
在巴林安全论坛上发言的阿萨德·谢巴尼表示，两国之间不存在“冲突”。
Speaking Saturday at the security forum in Bahrain, Assad al-Shibani said there are no “skirmishes” between the countries.
这一宣布是在约旦对叙利亚发动空袭、导致邻国关系紧张之后作出的。
The announcement came after Jordanian strikes in Syria raised tensions between the neighbors.
约旦表示，上周对叙利亚的空袭击毙了极端组织“伊斯兰国”20名武装分子，但也承认袭击中造成平民伤亡。叙利亚当局报告称，空袭造成七人死亡，其中大多数是妇女和儿童。
Jordan said the strikes over Syria last week killed 20 militants from the extremist Islamic State group, but acknowledged that civilians had also been killed in the attacks. Syrian authorities reported seven people killed in the strikes, most of them women and children.
此外，沙拉表示，叙利亚正在讨论评估加入“麦加协议”，即由沙特领导、包括土耳其和巴基斯坦在内的防御联盟。
Separately, al-Shibani said Syria is in discussions to evaluate joining the Mecca Pact, the Saudi-led defense alliance that includes Turkey and Pakistan.
他说：“无论叙利亚是否加入，叙利亚认为该地区迫切需要一种保护其安全的架构。”
“Whether Syria joins or not, Syria thinks the region is in dire need of a structure that protects its security,” he said.