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a us diplomat in charge of east asia policy has said his country does not plan to mediate a japan-south korea dispute over japanese export controls, and called on the two sides to settle the issue through dialogue.
david stilwell was speaking to nhk on friday during his first visit to japan since assuming the post of us assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs in june.
stilwell said tensions between japan and south korea are not very helpful. he added that the position of the us is that it must prevent gaps between its strongest allies in northeast asia.
stilwell said the united states encourages the two countries to focus on the positive aspects of their relationship and look for areas of cooperation.
he added that he doesnt plan to mediate the dispute, other than to encourage both sides to focus on other key issues
in the region, especially north korea.
查找引擎优化ul has sent high-ranking officials to washington to explain their concerns about japans tighter controls on exports of high-tech materials to south korea.
the us state department has so far refrained from specifying how it may respond.
生词簿
mediate:?v.调
解; 调解; 斡旋;?
call on:?需求; 呼吁; 呼唤;?
refrain:?v.抑制; 控制; 避免;