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美国将正式认可索马里政府

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The US is to officially recognise Somalia's government in Mogadishu after more than 20 years, says a US official.

一位美国官员称，时隔20多年，美国政府正式承认位于摩加迪休的索马里政府。

The move could pave the way for US and international economic aid for the Horn of Africa nation.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce the news on Thursday at a meeting in Washington with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

He took office after the first vote of its kind since military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted¹ in 1991.

"When the secretary meets with Hassan Sheikh tomorrow, she will exchange diplomatic notes with him and recognise the Somali government in Mogadishu for the first time in 20 years," Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson told reporters.

'Major and significant'

The move recognised the new government's progress towards political stability and "breaking the back" of an al-Shabab insurgency², Mr Carson added.

Al-Shabab, a group with links to al-Qaeda, had seized control of southern and central parts of Somalia before Ethiopian, Kenyan and African Union peacekeeping troops undertook a counter-offensive, supported by the US, to restore order.

The US never formally cut diplomatic ties with Somalia.

But the 1993 Black Hawk³ Down incident, when 18 American servicemen were killed after militia⁴ fighters shot two US military helicopters out of the sky, marked the country's descent into anarchy⁵.

Mr Mohamud's government was fostered by a UN-backed and regionally supported effort to end nearly two decades of fighting.

Mrs Clinton is not expected to announce new aid measures for Somalia, which already receives US assistance for drought, famine and refugee relief.

But a senior US official told the Reuters news agency: "The fact that we recognise a government there will allow us to do things through USAID [US Agency for International Development] that we have not been able to do before.

"The fact that we recognise them as a legitimate⁶ government will allow the World Bank and the [International Monetary⁷ Fund] IMF to do things that they would not have been able to do before. This is major and it is significant."

Mr Mohamud has met World Bank and USAID officials on his trip to Washington.

The US does not currently have an embassy in Somalia, but officials indicated this could eventually follow Thursday's announcement.

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1 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

2 insurgency
n.起义；暴动；叛变
参考例句：
And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。来自互联网 Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。来自互联网

3 hawk
n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员
参考例句：
The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。 The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

4 militia
n.民兵，民兵组织
参考例句：
First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。 There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

5 anarchy
n.无政府状态；社会秩序混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。 The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。

6 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。 That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

7 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

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