美國國務卿克里抵達巴格達訪問

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Baghdad on a previously unannounced visit that marks his first trip to Iraq since 2014.

美國國務卿克里抵達巴格達訪問，此次訪問事先並未對宣佈。這是克里自2014年以來首次訪問伊拉克。

Kerry traveled from Bahrain to Iraq Friday for talks with officials including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Kurdistan regional government Prime Minister Nechrivan Barzani.

克里星期五從巴林前往伊拉克，與阿巴迪總理以及庫爾德地方政府總理巴爾扎尼舉行會談。

“The secretary will underscore our strong support for the Iraqi government as it addresses significant security, economic and political challenges,” said State Department spokesman John Kirby.

美國國務院發言人柯比說，“克里將強調，伊拉克着手解決安全、經濟及政治領域的重大挑戰之際，美國堅決支持伊拉克政府。”

He will also discuss the multi-national coalition’s ongoing support for Iraqi-led efforts to defeat Islamic State, said Kirby in a statement.

柯比發表聲明說，克里還將討論多國聯盟協助伊拉克打擊伊斯蘭國的問題。

The trip comes as Iraqi-led forces push to re-take the northern city of Mosul, which fell to Islamic State militants in 2014.

目前伊拉克領導的軍隊正在爭取收復北部城市摩蘇爾。2014年，摩蘇爾被伊斯蘭國激進分子攻佔。

Earlier this week, the U.S. Defense Department announced it will open an additional small military outpost.

美國國防部本星期早些時候宣佈，將在伊拉克增設一個小型軍事前哨基地。