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Rumsfeld Gets Reassurance on Air Bases in Central Asia
内容概述：
美国以经济援助等为代价,保留吉尔吉斯斯坦（Kyrgyzstan） 和塔吉克斯坦（Tajikistan）两个中亚国家的空军基地使用权。政府发布的保留理由为现今阿富汗局势远未稳定，因而得以保留美军甚至联军的空军基地使用权。
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 26 - The Pentagon received assurances from two Central Asian states today that it could continue to use their air bases to support humanitarian and counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.
The two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, had joined Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan earlier this month in demanding that the United States set a deadline for withdrawing from military bases in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Those installations have played a pivotal role in American military operations in Afghanistan since late 2001.
After meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Kyrgyz defense minister, Lt. Gen. Ismail Isakov, said at a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld in Bishkek that the American military could keep using Manas Air Base, outside the Kyrgyz capital, for cargo and refueling missions as long as the security situation in Afghanistan remained unstable.
"Once there is stabilization, there will be no need," General Isakov said. "But now I agree with Mr. Secretary who mentioned that the situation in Afghanistan is far from stable."
General Isakov later added: "The air base in Manas will stay as long as the situation in Afghanistan requires."
Mr. Rumsfeld declined at the news conference to comment on the basing arrangements he had reaffirmed during meetings with General Isakov and President-elect Kurmanbek S. Bakiyev. But as he prepared to board his plane at Manas, the airfield from which 1,000 American troops operate, Mr. Rumsfeld told some of the Air Force personnel, "I wouldn't pack your bags." He then added, "I have every reason to believe the relationship will continue in an orderly way."
Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked country of 5 million people roughly the size of South Dakota, has an economic incentive to keep the base open to the Pentagon: It contributes about $50 million a year to the national economy, said William A. James, an American embassy spokesman.
The fate of the Manas base is significant given the growing strains between the United States and Uzbekistan since late May, when Uzbek security forces used gunfire to put down an uprising and anti-government demonstration in Andijon. President Islam A. Karimov has refused entreaties from Western governments, including the United States, to permit a credible international inquiry into the uprising and crackdown, and has threatened to evict the American military from a major Uzbek base, Karshi Khanabad.
So far during his three-day trip to Central Asia and other countries, Mr. Rumsfeld has sought to play down the possible loss of access to the Uzbek base.
Later in the day, Mr. Rumsfeld flew here to the Tajik capital, and plunged into afternoon meetings with President Emomali Rahmonov and other top Tajik officials that focused on counter-narcotics and economic development, as well as security matters. The United States, for instance, is spending $28 million to build a new bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan to enhance commerce between the neighboring countries.
The Pentagon has not used the air base near the capital here on a regular basis since 2003, but Washington has negotiated emergency landing rights and access to brief refueling stops. France has about 100 troops stationed at the airfield, from which it flies supply flights into Afghanistan.
At a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld following the meetings, the Tajik foreign minister, Talbak Nazarov, reaffirmed his government's access to air space and ground territory to support allied operations in Afghanistan. "Tajikistan has been and will strictly observe all its international commitments," Mr. Nazarov said. "We've provided our air space not only to the United States forces, but other countries of the anti-terrorist coalition."
Tajikistan shares a long, mountainous southern border with Afghanistan, and Pentagon officials have praised the Tajik government for using its influence with the large ethnic Tajik population in Afghanistan to support President Hamid Karzai's government there.
"Our two countries are solid partners in the global struggle against extremism and in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan," Mr. Rumsfeld said.
To help combat drug-trafficking in the region, and the proceeds that finance terrorism, American and Tajik officials cited recent progress in stepping up counter-narcotics and border-control efforts as American financial assistance steadily grows, embassy officials said.
This year, the United States is providing Tajikistan about $14 million for a range of border-security and drug-control measures, from training border guards to buying them new hand-held radios, generators and cars.
内容概述：
美国以经济援助等为代价,保留吉尔吉斯斯坦（Kyrgyzstan） 和塔吉克斯坦（Tajikistan）两个中亚国家的空军基地使用权。政府发布的保留理由为现今阿富汗局势远未稳定，因而得以保留美军甚至联军的空军基地使用权。
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 26 - The Pentagon received assurances from two Central Asian states today that it could continue to use their air bases to support humanitarian and counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.
The two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, had joined Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan earlier this month in demanding that the United States set a deadline for withdrawing from military bases in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Those installations have played a pivotal role in American military operations in Afghanistan since late 2001.
After meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Kyrgyz defense minister, Lt. Gen. Ismail Isakov, said at a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld in Bishkek that the American military could keep using Manas Air Base, outside the Kyrgyz capital, for cargo and refueling missions as long as the security situation in Afghanistan remained unstable.
"Once there is stabilization, there will be no need," General Isakov said. "But now I agree with Mr. Secretary who mentioned that the situation in Afghanistan is far from stable."
General Isakov later added: "The air base in Manas will stay as long as the situation in Afghanistan requires."
Mr. Rumsfeld declined at the news conference to comment on the basing arrangements he had reaffirmed during meetings with General Isakov and President-elect Kurmanbek S. Bakiyev. But as he prepared to board his plane at Manas, the airfield from which 1,000 American troops operate, Mr. Rumsfeld told some of the Air Force personnel, "I wouldn't pack your bags." He then added, "I have every reason to believe the relationship will continue in an orderly way."
Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked country of 5 million people roughly the size of South Dakota, has an economic incentive to keep the base open to the Pentagon: It contributes about $50 million a year to the national economy, said William A. James, an American embassy spokesman.
The fate of the Manas base is significant given the growing strains between the United States and Uzbekistan since late May, when Uzbek security forces used gunfire to put down an uprising and anti-government demonstration in Andijon. President Islam A. Karimov has refused entreaties from Western governments, including the United States, to permit a credible international inquiry into the uprising and crackdown, and has threatened to evict the American military from a major Uzbek base, Karshi Khanabad.
So far during his three-day trip to Central Asia and other countries, Mr. Rumsfeld has sought to play down the possible loss of access to the Uzbek base.
Later in the day, Mr. Rumsfeld flew here to the Tajik capital, and plunged into afternoon meetings with President Emomali Rahmonov and other top Tajik officials that focused on counter-narcotics and economic development, as well as security matters. The United States, for instance, is spending $28 million to build a new bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan to enhance commerce between the neighboring countries.
The Pentagon has not used the air base near the capital here on a regular basis since 2003, but Washington has negotiated emergency landing rights and access to brief refueling stops. France has about 100 troops stationed at the airfield, from which it flies supply flights into Afghanistan.
At a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld following the meetings, the Tajik foreign minister, Talbak Nazarov, reaffirmed his government's access to air space and ground territory to support allied operations in Afghanistan. "Tajikistan has been and will strictly observe all its international commitments," Mr. Nazarov said. "We've provided our air space not only to the United States forces, but other countries of the anti-terrorist coalition."
Tajikistan shares a long, mountainous southern border with Afghanistan, and Pentagon officials have praised the Tajik government for using its influence with the large ethnic Tajik population in Afghanistan to support President Hamid Karzai's government there.
"Our two countries are solid partners in the global struggle against extremism and in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan," Mr. Rumsfeld said.
To help combat drug-trafficking in the region, and the proceeds that finance terrorism, American and Tajik officials cited recent progress in stepping up counter-narcotics and border-control efforts as American financial assistance steadily grows, embassy officials said.
This year, the United States is providing Tajikistan about $14 million for a range of border-security and drug-control measures, from training border guards to buying them new hand-held radios, generators and cars.
[此贴子已经被作者于2005-7-27 8:20:13编辑过]
内容概述：
美国以经济援助等为代价,保留吉尔吉斯斯坦（Kyrgyzstan） 和塔吉克斯坦（Tajikistan）两个中亚国家的空军基地使用权。政府发布的保留理由为现今阿富汗局势远未稳定，因而得以保留美军甚至联军的空军基地使用权。
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 26 - The Pentagon received assurances from two Central Asian states today that it could continue to use their air bases to support humanitarian and counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.
The two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, had joined Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan earlier this month in demanding that the United States set a deadline for withdrawing from military bases in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Those installations have played a pivotal role in American military operations in Afghanistan since late 2001.
After meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Kyrgyz defense minister, Lt. Gen. Ismail Isakov, said at a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld in Bishkek that the American military could keep using Manas Air Base, outside the Kyrgyz capital, for cargo and refueling missions as long as the security situation in Afghanistan remained unstable.
"Once there is stabilization, there will be no need," General Isakov said. "But now I agree with Mr. Secretary who mentioned that the situation in Afghanistan is far from stable."
General Isakov later added: "The air base in Manas will stay as long as the situation in Afghanistan requires."
Mr. Rumsfeld declined at the news conference to comment on the basing arrangements he had reaffirmed during meetings with General Isakov and President-elect Kurmanbek S. Bakiyev. But as he prepared to board his plane at Manas, the airfield from which 1,000 American troops operate, Mr. Rumsfeld told some of the Air Force personnel, "I wouldn't pack your bags." He then added, "I have every reason to believe the relationship will continue in an orderly way."
Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked country of 5 million people roughly the size of South Dakota, has an economic incentive to keep the base open to the Pentagon: It contributes about $50 million a year to the national economy, said William A. James, an American embassy spokesman.
The fate of the Manas base is significant given the growing strains between the United States and Uzbekistan since late May, when Uzbek security forces used gunfire to put down an uprising and anti-government demonstration in Andijon. President Islam A. Karimov has refused entreaties from Western governments, including the United States, to permit a credible international inquiry into the uprising and crackdown, and has threatened to evict the American military from a major Uzbek base, Karshi Khanabad.
So far during his three-day trip to Central Asia and other countries, Mr. Rumsfeld has sought to play down the possible loss of access to the Uzbek base.
Later in the day, Mr. Rumsfeld flew here to the Tajik capital, and plunged into afternoon meetings with President Emomali Rahmonov and other top Tajik officials that focused on counter-narcotics and economic development, as well as security matters. The United States, for instance, is spending $28 million to build a new bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan to enhance commerce between the neighboring countries.
The Pentagon has not used the air base near the capital here on a regular basis since 2003, but Washington has negotiated emergency landing rights and access to brief refueling stops. France has about 100 troops stationed at the airfield, from which it flies supply flights into Afghanistan.
At a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld following the meetings, the Tajik foreign minister, Talbak Nazarov, reaffirmed his government's access to air space and ground territory to support allied operations in Afghanistan. "Tajikistan has been and will strictly observe all its international commitments," Mr. Nazarov said. "We've provided our air space not only to the United States forces, but other countries of the anti-terrorist coalition."
Tajikistan shares a long, mountainous southern border with Afghanistan, and Pentagon officials have praised the Tajik government for using its influence with the large ethnic Tajik population in Afghanistan to support President Hamid Karzai's government there.
"Our two countries are solid partners in the global struggle against extremism and in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan," Mr. Rumsfeld said.
To help combat drug-trafficking in the region, and the proceeds that finance terrorism, American and Tajik officials cited recent progress in stepping up counter-narcotics and border-control efforts as American financial assistance steadily grows, embassy officials said.
This year, the United States is providing Tajikistan about $14 million for a range of border-security and drug-control measures, from training border guards to buying them new hand-held radios, generators and cars.
[此贴子已经被作者于2005-7-27 8:20:13编辑过]
Rumsfeld Gets Reassurance on Air Bases in Central Asia内容概述：
美国以经济援助等为代价,保留吉尔吉斯斯坦（Kyrgyzstan） 和塔吉克斯坦（Tajikistan）两个中亚国家的空军基地使用权。政府发布的保留理由为现今阿富汗局势远未稳定，因而得以保留美军甚至联军的空军基地使用权。
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 26 - The Pentagon received assurances from two Central Asian states today that it could continue to use their air bases to support humanitarian and counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.
The two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, had joined Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan earlier this month in demanding that the United States set a deadline for withdrawing from military bases in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Those installations have played a pivotal role in American military operations in Afghanistan since late 2001.
After meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Kyrgyz defense minister, Lt. Gen. Ismail Isakov, said at a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld in Bishkek that the American military could keep using Manas Air Base, outside the Kyrgyz capital, for cargo and refueling missions as long as the security situation in Afghanistan remained unstable.
"Once there is stabilization, there will be no need," General Isakov said. "But now I agree with Mr. Secretary who mentioned that the situation in Afghanistan is far from stable."
General Isakov later added: "The air base in Manas will stay as long as the situation in Afghanistan requires."
Mr. Rumsfeld declined at the news conference to comment on the basing arrangements he had reaffirmed during meetings with General Isakov and President-elect Kurmanbek S. Bakiyev. But as he prepared to board his plane at Manas, the airfield from which 1,000 American troops operate, Mr. Rumsfeld told some of the Air Force personnel, "I wouldn't pack your bags." He then added, "I have every reason to believe the relationship will continue in an orderly way."
Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked country of 5 million people roughly the size of South Dakota, has an economic incentive to keep the base open to the Pentagon: It contributes about $50 million a year to the national economy, said William A. James, an American embassy spokesman.
The fate of the Manas base is significant given the growing strains between the United States and Uzbekistan since late May, when Uzbek security forces used gunfire to put down an uprising and anti-government demonstration in Andijon. President Islam A. Karimov has refused entreaties from Western governments, including the United States, to permit a credible international inquiry into the uprising and crackdown, and has threatened to evict the American military from a major Uzbek base, Karshi Khanabad.
So far during his three-day trip to Central Asia and other countries, Mr. Rumsfeld has sought to play down the possible loss of access to the Uzbek base.
Later in the day, Mr. Rumsfeld flew here to the Tajik capital, and plunged into afternoon meetings with President Emomali Rahmonov and other top Tajik officials that focused on counter-narcotics and economic development, as well as security matters. The United States, for instance, is spending $28 million to build a new bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan to enhance commerce between the neighboring countries.
The Pentagon has not used the air base near the capital here on a regular basis since 2003, but Washington has negotiated emergency landing rights and access to brief refueling stops. France has about 100 troops stationed at the airfield, from which it flies supply flights into Afghanistan.
At a news conference with Mr. Rumsfeld following the meetings, the Tajik foreign minister, Talbak Nazarov, reaffirmed his government's access to air space and ground territory to support allied operations in Afghanistan. "Tajikistan has been and will strictly observe all its international commitments," Mr. Nazarov said. "We've provided our air space not only to the United States forces, but other countries of the anti-terrorist coalition."
Tajikistan shares a long, mountainous southern border with Afghanistan, and Pentagon officials have praised the Tajik government for using its influence with the large ethnic Tajik population in Afghanistan to support President Hamid Karzai's government there.
"Our two countries are solid partners in the global struggle against extremism and in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan," Mr. Rumsfeld said.
To help combat drug-trafficking in the region, and the proceeds that finance terrorism, American and Tajik officials cited recent progress in stepping up counter-narcotics and border-control efforts as American financial assistance steadily grows, embassy officials said.
This year, the United States is providing Tajikistan about $14 million for a range of border-security and drug-control measures, from training border guards to buying them new hand-held radios, generators and cars.
[此贴子已经被作者于2005-7-27 8:20:13编辑过]