德国国防部长鲍里斯·皮斯托里乌斯周一表示，他将在未来几周与意大利和日本同僚举行会谈，探讨柏林可能参与他们与英国合作的下一代战斗机项目。
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Monday said he would hold talks with his Italian and Japanese counterparts in the coming weeks to explore Berlin's possible participation in their next-generation fighter jet program with the UK.
在柏林与英国同僚举行的联合新闻发布会上，皮斯托里乌斯强调，在英国、意大利和日本花了五年时间建立当前合同框架后，需要迅速开展谈判。
Speaking at a joint news conference in Berlin with his British counterpart, Pistorius stressed the need for swift negotiations after the UK, Italy and Japan spent five years establishing their current contractual framework.
“我们一致认为，时间是一个绝对关键的因素，我们希望尽快达成一个点，以便确定三方是否有意愿将德国纳入，以及这种纳入的相互条件可能是什么，”皮斯托里乌斯说。他补充说，初步讨论已经进行。
"We agree that time is an absolutely critical factor here, and we want to reach a point very quickly where we can determine whether there is a mutual willingness among the three parties to include Germany, and what the reciprocal conditions for such an inclusion might be," Pistorius said. He added that initial discussions had already taken place.
皮斯托里乌斯表示，他计划在未来几周内会见意大利国防部长圭多·克罗塞托和日本国防部长小泉进次郎。
Pistorius said he planned to meet Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi within the next few weeks.
“这将让我们初步了解这可能在什么条件下可行——无论是时间表还是工作分配方面，”他说。
"That will give us an initial sense of the conditions under which this might be feasible – both in terms of the timeline and the distribution of work," he said.
“之后，我们将决定下一步——或者也许决定不继续。我们希望尽快行动。我们都完全清楚，没有时间可浪费。”皮斯托里乌斯警告说，德国及其合作伙伴不能再花五年时间进行谈判，强调无论结果如何，新飞机能力都必须在2040年代初可用。
"Following that, we will decide on the next steps – or perhaps decide not to proceed. We want to move as quickly as possible. We are all fully aware that there is no time to lose." Pistorius warned that Germany and its partners could not afford to spend another five years negotiating, stressing that the new aircraft capability must be available in the early 2040s regardless of the outcome.
他的言论紧随德国总理弗里德里希·梅兹上周在东京访问期间的宣布，即德国将探索与日本及其合作伙伴的联合战斗机项目。
His remarks followed Chancellor Friedrich Merz's announcement during a visit to Tokyo last week that Germany would explore a joint fighter jet project with Japan and its partners.
柏林正在寻找替代方案，此前其与法国长期困扰的战斗机项目——未来空中作战系统——在6月份破裂。
Berlin is seeking alternatives after the collapse in June of its long-troubled fighter jet project with France, known as the Future Combat Air System.