伊拉克外交部长福阿德·侯赛因周二表示，总理阿里·扎伊迪上周访问伊朗，是巴格达为缩小德黑兰与华盛顿分歧、帮助降低紧张局势并结束战争所作努力的一部分。
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Tuesday that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Iran last week was part of Baghdad’s efforts to narrow differences between Tehran and Washington and help reduce tensions and end the war.
侯赛因在法国首都巴黎和平论坛间隙接受伊拉克官方通讯社（INA）采访时说：“总理访问德黑兰是试图让伊朗和美国双方走近，此外还有其他努力。”他补充说：“我们主张和平与降级，而非战争。”
“The prime minister’s visit to Tehran was an attempt to bring the Iranian and American sides closer together, and there are other efforts as well,” Hussein told the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum in the French capital. “We advocate peace and de-escalation, not war,” he added.
侯赛因表示，扎伊迪访问伊朗并持续与美国保持联系，体现了巴格达在降级努力中的作用，这得益于伊拉克与两国的关系。
Zaidi’s visit to Iran and his continued contacts with the US reflected Baghdad’s role in de-escalation efforts, drawing on Iraq’s relations with both countries, Hussein said.
他说：“我们与邻国伊朗关系深厚，与美国关系良好，因此伊拉克能够发挥这一作用。”
“We have strong relations with neighboring Iran and excellent relations with the United States, and for that reason Iraq can play this role,” he said.
侯赛因还表示，其他国家也在作出类似努力，以缩小华盛顿与德黑兰的分歧。
Hussein added that other countries are also making similar efforts to narrow differences between Washington and Tehran.
他警告持续战争和霍尔木兹海峡封锁的经济与安全后果，强调伊拉克在结束升级方面有直接利益。
He warned of the economic and security consequences of the continuing war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that Iraq has a direct interest in ending the escalation.
侯赛因说：“霍尔木兹海峡封锁对伊拉克的财政和经济形势产生了负面影响。”他还指出了人员伤亡以及冲突向伊拉克和海湾国家扩大的情况。
“The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has negatively affected Iraq’s financial and economic situation,” Hussein said, also pointing to casualties and the expansion of the conflict into Iraq and Gulf countries.
他警告说，持续的动荡将对全球能源和原材料市场（包括石油和金属）产生负面影响，并补充说他在巴黎和平论坛期间讨论了这些后果。
He warned that continued instability would have negative repercussions for global energy and raw-material markets, including oil and metals, adding that he had discussed those consequences during the Paris Peace Forum.
伊拉克周一披露，扎伊迪上周五曾对德黑兰进行未公开访问，讨论降低紧张局势并结束伊朗与美国之间的战争。
Iraq revealed Monday that Zaidi had made an unannounced visit to Tehran last Friday to discuss reducing tensions and ending the war between Iran and the US.
伊拉克驻伊朗大使亚西尔·阿卜杜勒·扎赫拉·哈贾吉表示，此行“属于私人且未公开”，重点在于探讨缓和紧张局势和化解地区冲突的途径。
Iraq’s ambassador to Tehran, Yasser Abdul Zahra al-Hajjaj, said the trip was “private and unannounced” and focused on ways to ease tensions and defuse the conflict in the region.
据伊朗媒体报道，扎伊迪在访问期间会见了伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽希齐扬和议会议长穆罕默德·巴盖尔·卡利巴夫，并讨论了恢复德黑兰与华盛顿谈判的倡议。
According to Iranian media reports, Zaidi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf during the visit and discussed initiatives to resume negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
据伊拉克方面发表的声明，此次访问是在周四美国总统唐纳德·特朗普与扎伊迪通电话的第二天进行的，双方在通话中讨论了地区局势和安全问题。
The visit came a day after a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Zaidi on Thursday, during which they discussed regional developments and security issues, according to an Iraqi statement.
11月6日，侯赛因提议组建一个由数个地区国家外长组成的委员会，访问德黑兰和华盛顿，以期达成和平谅解并降低紧张局势。
On Nov. 6, Hussein proposed forming a committee comprising foreign ministers from several regional countries to visit Tehran and Washington in an effort to reach peaceful understandings and reduce tensions.
该提议是在侯赛因与伊朗外长阿巴斯·阿拉格齐通电话期间提出的，阿拉格齐在通话中阐述了德黑兰恢复谈判的设想，包括重新开放霍尔木兹海峡以及解决围绕伊朗核问题的争端。
The proposal came during a phone call between Hussein and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, during which the latter outlined Tehran’s vision for resuming negotiations, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing disputes over Iran’s nuclear file.
伊拉克的外交努力是在美以于2月28日发动针对伊朗的战争及随后伊朗的回应所引发的持续余波中展开的，该冲突扰乱了整个地区的航运和能源供应。
Iraq’s diplomatic efforts come amid continuing fallout from the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on Feb. 28 and the subsequent Iranian response, which disrupted shipping and energy supplies across the region.
关于停止军事行动、解除制裁、对伊朗实施的海上封锁以及重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的分歧，继续阻碍着达成结束战争的解决方案。
Disagreements regarding the cessation of military operations, the lifting of sanctions, the naval blockade against Iran, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continue to hinder the reaching of a settlement to end the war.