双语新闻【526】朝鲜宣称韩国秘密建议举行一系列峰会

North Korea Claims South Secretly Offered Series of Summits

朝鲜宣称韩国秘密建议举行一系列峰会

North Korea says it has turned down a secret proposal from its southern neighbor for a series of three summit meetings to be held over the next 10 months.The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported the offer Wednesday, saying it was made on May 9 at a previously undisclosed meeting in Beijing. It named three senior South Korean officials who, it said, took part in the meeting.

朝鲜表示，它拒绝了韩国提出的在未来10个月举行一系列3次峰会的建议。朝鲜官方的朝中社星期三报导了这一建议，并说，这一建议是在5月9日进行的前一次北京秘密会晤时提出的。该报导点出了3名参加这一会议的韩国高级官员的名字。

Officials at South Korea's Unification Ministry and the office of the president told VOA they could not comment on the report immediately, but said they were preparing a response.KCNA said the meeting was confirmed by the North's powerful National Defense Commission. It quoted a spokesman saying its delegates told the Seoul officials there could be no meetings as long as the South maintains a hostile attitude toward the North and insists on an apology for two military attacks last year.

韩国统一部的官员和总统办公室对美国之音说，他们不会立即对这一报导作出回应，但说，他们准备回应。朝中社说，在朝鲜权力很大的国防委员会证实了这次会晤。该通讯社援引一位发言人的话说，朝鲜代表对首尔的官员说，只要韩国对朝鲜仍保持敌对态度，并坚持让朝鲜就去年的两次军事袭击道歉的话，他们就不会同意举行会谈。