C. To make first official trip to iran since 1979

Britain and Iran will take a major step towards (...) next spring, when R. C. will (...the first...) by a British (...) to Te­hran since the Islamic revolution of 1979.

This will be part of (...) with Mr. C.'s Iranian (...) К. К., who will make a trip to London before the end of this year.

The visits (...) at an hour-long meeting between Mr. C. and Mr. K. yesterday (...) of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The move builds on (...) made here 12 months ago when the Iranian government disassociated itself from the fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie by the country's religious authorities.

(...) in ties includes the recent exchange of (...), stepped-up trade and closer (...) on matters of (...) concern, not least the trade in heroin.

But vast (...) in cultural and political attitudes still divide London and Tehran. These are further complicated by the power struggle between moderates and religious conservatives in Iran.

"A (...) can take a long time", Mr. С declared. "The ex­change of visits is a big step forward, but there's still a long road ahead".

4. Translate the sentences paying attention to the under-lined words.

1. In threatening to break off negotiations, the Israelis charged that the Palestinians were not moving "to fulfill their commitments" on combating terrorism.

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2. The statement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) appeared to rebuff P.'s latest bid over the weekend to kick-start peace negotiations, stalled since mid-July.

3. Mr. C. was pessimistic that Britain's attempt to forge a Security Council compromise on easing of sanctions and re­sumption of UN weapons inspections would yield fruit this week.

4. President В. С had previously opposed unilaterally lift­ing the embargo so that the Muslims could better defend them­selves. He said he preferred that the embargo be lifted by the en­tire international community.

5. Mr. T.'s rejection was widely seen as a melodramatic tac­tic to take the initiative in peace talks. But it could push the talks to the brink of a collapse. Such a collapse would probably turn the melodrama into the tragedy of widespread violence by the main Catholic and Protestant guerrilla groups, which are now observing cease-fire.

6. The talks are to begin next Monday and terminate by Sept. 12, 2000, according to the latest land-for-security agree­ment signed Saturday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. They are to tackle the contentious issues of Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees, the fate of Jewish settlements and borders.

7. With the Middle East peace process on hold and tentative new alliances forming on the frontiers of beleaguered Iraq, summer has been a season of hectic diplomatic shuttling.

b)

1. Mr. С will have talks with the prime minister aimed at reaffirming the bilateral security treaty which underpins ties be­tween Tokyo sand Washington.

2. The decision is certain to be read in Tehran as another warming gesture by the United States in a carefully evolving diplomatic minuet between the two countries, which have been bitter enemies without diplomatic relations since the Islamic revolution in 1979.

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3. After criticism from R. D., the Republican presidential candidate, who said "our friend Israel" must not be asked to make concessions, the White House spokesman, Mike McC, said America was not hosting the summit "to pressure or brow­beat». He said: "We're there to help the parties do what only they can do, which is to reach agreements, implement those agreements and nurture a peace process."

4. In Jakarta, the Australian ambassador to Indonesia said that Mr. W.'s government clearly wanted to mend ties with Aus­tralia, which have been severely strained by Australia's negative reaction to the Indonesian military's complicity in killings, de­struction and forced displacement of many people by pro-Jakarta militia units in East Timor.

5. The emergency White House summit called to repair the fractured Middle East peace process opened yesterday with only the slimmest hope of a breakthrough and fresh fears from an Is­raeli intelligence claim that violence could spread throughout region.

6. A late 1980s political thaw enabled the two sides to sit down for semiofficial talks in 1993, but China froze the contacts after an unofficial to the United States by Mr. L., which Beijing denounced as evidence that Taiwan president wanted independ­ence and not reunification with the mainland.

7. Most EU leaders are also angered at what they see as at­tempts by Washington to elbow Europe out of participation in the Middle East summit, scheduled for Washington today to try to de­fuse a crisis that has seen 55 Palestinians and 14 Israelis die in the worst violence since the peace framework was agreed in 1993.

5. Replace thewords inbracnets with their English equiva­lents.

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1. Colombia's peace process could (потерпеть крах, про­валиться) and open the way to (всеобщая война) if the gov-

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ernment draws on more military (помощь) from the United States.

2. Mr. A. has been offered a seat on a committee of (лиде­ров группировок) set up (чтобы разрешить пятилетний кон­фликт), but Mr. A. has refused (принять участие) in the Ethio­pia peace talks.

3. The U.S. Congress gave President С the authority (снять экономические санкции) against India and Pakistan, six month after their nuclear tests prompted Washington (ввести, нало­жить) the punitive measures.

4. NATO and the Kosovo Liberation Army were reported in (интенсивные переговоры) Sunday in an effort (достичь со­глашения) on what will become of the former (повстанческая армия) after (крайний срок) for it to disband.

5. N. issued— then pulled back— a series of rolling threats to A. that (израильская делегация прервет переговоры если требования Израиля не будут удовлетворены).

6. W. С, (министр обороны США), said yesterday that the US (уладили, разрешили разногласия) with Germany's cen­ter-left government (по вопросу о) Nato's nuclear strategy.

7. The government did not give details of the talks, but (по­сол Канады) А. V., one of the four international (посредников, присутствовавших на сессии), said the meeting was "con­structive" and "dealt with various important (вопросы)".

b)

1. (Крайний срок) for (урегулирование) designed to end 800 years of sectarian (насилие) in Ireland has been set for midnight Thursday. (Провал переговоров) would most likely lead to (возобновление насилия) that has killed more than 3,200 people in the north since 1969.

2. In light of this, Luxembourg had undertaken contacts with Iran to allow (восстановление нормальных дипломати­ческих отношений) in the interests of (обеих сторон).

3. M. А., (госсекретарь США), is to make a personal at­tempt (выйти из тупика) in the Kosovo peace talks, which

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western (посредники) blame mainly on Serbian rather than Al­banian (участники переговоров).

4. The fact remains that (снятие) what remains of the em­bargo, allowing the Argentine navy in particular (восстановить традиционные довоенные связи) with its British (коллега), is the next major Argentinian objective.

5. France and other (союзники НАТО) with (миротворче­ские силы) in Bosnia have said that (односторонние шаг) by the USA would expose (миротворцы) to attack.

6. More than 200 French deputies (призвали Пекин) yes­terday (вывести войска из) Tibet and said the United Nations should take up (этот вопрос). They accused China of being re­sponsible for 1.5 million deaths since it occupied Tibet in 1950 and said it must immediately (приостановить) population transfers.

7. On the eve of today's start of (двухдневная встреча глав государств-членов ОБСЕ) in Europe, Russian forces stepped up their assault in Chechnya aimed at crushing (повстанцы, до­бивающиеся независимости от Москвы).

8. In another development creating (напряженность в от­ношениях с Москвой), С. today will witness (подписание со­глашения) between Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey creating oil and natural gas pipelines. Russia has bitterly opposed the move, fearful it (подорвет) its ability to develop energy re­sources in the Caucasus.