巴黎：美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥周二（11月11日）称赞美国在阿布扎比斡旋的俄罗斯与乌克兰会谈“非常富有成效”，并表示会谈应当扩大，让欧洲人也坐到谈判桌前。
PARIS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday (Nov 11) hailed US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi as "very productive" and said the discussions should be expanded to include Europeans at the table.
鲁比奥是在出席巴黎七国集团外长会议后发表上述言论的。会上，他的欧洲同行多次强调直接参与会谈的重要性。
Rubio was speaking after attending the meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Paris where his European counterparts had repeatedly emphasised the importance of being directly involved in the talks.
他在巴黎说：“我们认为，三方（俄罗斯、乌克兰和美国）形式最终也应当让我们的欧洲伙伴坐到谈判桌前，因为他们是长期解决这一问题的参与方。”此前，会谈在阿联酋首都进行了第一天。
"We think the trilateral (format of Russia, Ukraine and the US) should eventually include our European partners at the table as well, because they are a part of solving this problem for the long term," he said in Paris after the first day of talks in the UAE capital.
欧洲国家的高级官员已在阿布扎比参加会谈。但目前的正式讨论仅涉及俄罗斯、乌克兰和美国。
Senior officials from European countries are in Abu Dhabi for the talks. But the formal discussions currently just involve Russia, Ukraine and the US.
鲁比奥说：“欧洲一直担心自己会被排除在外，担心美国会与俄罗斯达成某种把欧洲排除在外的协议。”
"There is always concern in Europe that they are going to be left out, that America is going to cut some deal with Russia that leaves Europe out of the equation," said Rubio.
但他否认存在这种情况，并指出欧洲方面在阿布扎比有人员在场，还反复强调会谈应扩大到三方形式之外。
But he denied this was the case, pointing to the European presence in Abu Dhabi and repeatedly emphasising the talks should be expanded beyond a trilateral format.
关于结束俄罗斯2022年2月全面入侵所引发战争的进程，他说：“这方面显然还有很多工作要做。这不是未来24小时内就能解决的问题。”德国外长约翰·瓦德富尔表示，他对欧洲官员以场外方式参加阿布扎比会谈的安排“并不完全满意”，但称“这起到了合理的中间步骤作用”。
On the process to end the war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, he said: "There is obviously a lot of work to be done in that regard. It's not something that is going to be solved in the next 24 hours." German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he was "not entirely satisfied" with the arrangement of European officials taking part in the Abu Dhabi talks on the sidelines but said "it has served as a sensible intermediate step".
他承认：“最重要的是谈判已经恢复。我们很清楚，在第一步中无法确保欧洲全面参与。”
"The most important thing is that negotiations have resumed. We were well aware that we would not be able to secure full European participation in this first step," he acknowledged.
他说：“尽管如此，我非常相信这能在未来实现。”他还说，“在我们看来，下一轮谈判——无论在哪里举行——都必须有欧洲参与”。
"Nevertheless, I am very confident that this can be achieved in the future," he said, adding that "in our view, the next round - wherever it may take place - must include European participation".
他表示，这些会谈是“检验俄罗斯对这些谈判究竟有多认真的试金石”，考虑到乌克兰加入欧盟以及最终放松对俄制裁等问题都需要提出，欧洲的参与至关重要。
He said the talks serve as a "litmus test for how serious Russia truly is about these negotiations" and Europe's presence was essential given issues including Ukraine's EU membership and eventual sanctions easing on Russia will need to be raised.