The United States plans to impose new sanctions on Syria.
美國計劃對敘利亞實施新制裁。
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the announcement Friday when he briefed reporters on President Donald Trump's meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
周五,美國財政部長的史蒂文·姆努欽發布了這項宣布,并介紹了唐納德·特朗普總統會見中國國家主席習近平。
Although he didn't give a specific time frame, Mnuchin said the sanctions "will be coming out in the near future."
雖然他沒有給出具體的時間框架,姆努欽說,制裁”將在不久的將來”實施。
He also didn't mention details, but he did call them a "very important tool" they'd use "to the maximum effect."
他也沒有提及細節,但他稱其是他們將使用的“非常重要工具”以達到最大效果。
Mnuchin's announcement follows U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air base. The strikes were retaliation for a chemical attack on civilians believed to be carried by out by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
此前,美國向敘利亞的空軍基地發動導彈襲擊。此次襲擊是為了報復向平民發動化學襲擊,這被認為是敘利亞總統巴沙爾·阿薩德政權所為。
Earlier Friday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the U.S. is "prepared to do more, but we hope that will not be necessary."
周五早些時候,美國駐聯合國大使尼基·哈利稱,美國“準備好采取更多行動,但我們希望這將是沒有必要的”。
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