欧洲各国领导人支持叙利亚空袭行动；中国反对 [美国媒体]

Many European leaders and the prime minister of Canadavoiced support and understanding for the U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria, butwarned against allowing the seven-year conflict to escalate.

欧洲多国领导人、加拿大总理对美国领导的对叙利亚的空袭表示理解和支持，同时他们告诫美国不要将这场已经持续7年的争端扩大。

Venezuela and China, however, condemned the airstrikes asviolating international law.

然而，委内瑞拉和中国对空袭表示谴责，认为此举违法了国际法。

Here are some reactions:

部分国家评论如下：

ASIA

亚洲国家

"As always, we oppose the use of force in internationalrelations and call for respect for other countries' sovereignty, independenceand territorial integrity. Any unilateral military action bypassing theSecurity Council runs contrary to the purpose and principles of the U.N.charter and violates the principles of international law and the basic normsgoverning international relations, and will further complicate the Syrianissue." — China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.

我们一贯反对在国际关系中使用武力，主张尊重各国的主权、独立和领土完整。任何绕开安理会采取的单边军事行动都有悖《联合国宪章》的宗旨和原则，违反国际法原则和基本准则，也将给叙利亚问题的解决增添新的复杂因素。中方敦促有关方面回到国际法框架内，通过对话协商解决问题。
-中国外交部发言人华春莹

"The use of chemical weapon is extremely inhumane andwe cannot absolutely tolerate that. Japan supports the determination of theU.S., the U.K. and France not to allow the use and proliferation of chemicalweapons." — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

“使用化学武器是极端没有人性的行为，日方对此无法容忍。日方支持美、英、法三方防止化学武器使用和扩散的行动。”
-日本首相安倍晋三

"By continuing to employ chemical weapons againstinnocent Syrian civilians, the Assad regime has violated international law andabandoned its own commitments to the international community. These strikes arenot seeking to escalate the conflict in Syria, but these violations ofinternational law and norms cannot be allowed to continue." — AustralianDefense Minister Marisa Payne.

“阿萨德政权对手无寸铁的叙利亚平民使用化学武器的行为违法了国际法并违背了自己对国际社会的保证。本次袭击并非意在加剧叙利亚的紧张局势；绝不能容忍的是阿萨德政权对国际法和国际基本准则的违背。”
澳大利亚国防部长玛丽莎·佩恩

EUROPEAN REACTION

欧洲国家

"It has always been Bulgaria's position that no causejustifies the killing of innocent people, including children; that the use ofchemical weapons is a war crime and the strike on Syrian targets was a responseto a war crime." — Bulgarian government statement. Bulgaria currentlyholds the rotating EU presidency.

“保加利亚一贯反对针对平民的屠杀，尤其是包括儿童的屠杀；使用化学武器构成了战争罪，对叙利亚的空袭正是对其战争罪罪行的回应。“
现任欧盟轮值主席国保加利亚的官方声明。

"Strikes by US, France and UK make it clear that Syrianregime together with Russia & Iran cannot continue this human tragedy, atleast not without cost. The EU will stand with our allies on the side ofjustice." — Tweet by European Council President Donald Tusk.

“美英法三国发动的空袭向叙利亚当局、俄罗斯和伊朗宣告：这场人道灾难不会没有代价得继续下去。欧盟支持盟国的正义行为。”
-欧洲议会主席唐纳德·塔斯克推文

"Before the attack took place last night, NATO alliesexhausted all other possible ways to address this issue to the U.N. SecurityCouncil but ... were blocked by Russia ... I am not saying that the attackslast night solved all problems but compared to the alternative to do nothing,this was the right thing to do." — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

“在昨夜发动空袭前，北约国家已竭尽所能通过各种渠道向安理会反映叙利亚问题但……俄罗斯阻碍了我们的努力……我不是在说昨夜的空袭可以解决所有问题，然而与其坐以待毙，发动空袭是正确的选择。”
-北约主席延斯·斯托尔滕贝格

"We support the fact that our U.S., UK and Frenchallies took on responsibility in this way as permanent members of the U.N.Security Council. The military strike was necessary and appropriate in order topreserve the effectiveness of the international ban on the use of chemicalweapons and to warn the Syrian regime against further violations." -German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

“德方支持美英法三国承担作为安理会常任理事国的责任。为了维护国际社会对化学武器的禁令并对叙利亚当局继续使用该武器发出警告，此轮军事行动是必要而恰当的。”
-德国总理默克尔

"What has occurred in Syria in recent days goes farbeyond the constant violation of cease fires. The response to these atrocitiesis legitimate and proportionate." — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

“数日来叙利亚当局的行为性质上远比打破停火协议恶劣。对如此暴行的回应是合理、恰当的。”
-西班牙首相马里亚诺·拉霍伊

"The people who have been martyred by chemicals is acertain number but the people martyred by conventional weapons is much, muchmore." — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying more must be doneto hold the Syrian regime accountable for the hundreds of thousands it haskilled using conventional weapons.

“在叙利亚死于化学武器的人数固然客观，却远远不及死于常规武器的零头。”
·土耳其总理埃尔多安呼吁进行下一轮军事行动，为了在阿萨德政权治下数以万计死于常规武器的人民伸张正义

"Greece unreservedly condemns the use of chemicalweapons and supports efforts to eliminate them ... at the same time, theinternational community should aim for a political and sustainable solution inSyria that will end the war... (and) allow the return of millions ofrefugees."— Greece's Foreign Ministry.

“希腊毫无保留地谴责化学武器的使用并支持销毁它们的行为……同事，国际社会应采取对话和可持续的方式处理叙利亚战事……以便其数百万难民返乡。”
-希腊外交部

"This was a limited and targeted action to strike thecapacity of building or diffusing chemical arms. It cannot and should not bethe start of an escalation." — Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni.

“本轮军事行动目标固定明确，打击了叙利亚生产和扩撒化学武器额度设施。然而，此举不应成为该地局势加剧的导火索。”
-意大利总理保罗·真蒂洛尼

"The international community has the responsibility toidentify and hold accountable those responsible of any attack with chemicalweapons. This was not the first time that the Syrian regime has used chemicalweapons against civilians but it must be the last." — European UnionCommission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

“国际社会应该对胆敢使用化学武器的国家和个人采取打击行动。这已经不是叙利亚当局第一次对平民使用化学武器，然而这必须是最后一次。”
- 欧盟委员会主席让·克洛德·容克

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

北美洲和南美洲国家

"Canada stands with our friends in this necessaryresponse and we condemn in strongest possible terms" the use of chemicalweapons in Syria. - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“加拿大支持盟国的必要行为并以最严厉的措辞谴责叙利亚当局使用化学武器。”
-加拿大总理特鲁多

Venezuela's government said it "energeticallycondemns" the attack on Syria, calling it a unilateral action thatviolates Syria's sovereignty and "the most basic norms of internationallaw."

委内瑞拉政府表示其“强烈谴责”对叙利亚的空袭，称其为单方面损害了叙利亚的主权并“违背了国际法的最根本原则。”

"Mexico reiterates its broadest condemnation of the useof chemical weapons." — Mexican government statement that condemned theuse of chemical weapons but did not explicitly approve or disapprove of themilitary strikes against Syria.

“墨西哥政府重申对使用化学武器的谴责。”墨西哥政府在其声明中谴责化学武器的使用却并未提及对美英法空袭采取支持还是否定态度。