奥巴马会见韩国总统朴槿惠

　　US President Barack Obama will meet South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Washington on 7 May amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula.

　　美国总统巴拉克奥巴马将在华盛顿会见韩国总统惠Park Geun 7日在朝鲜半岛局势紧张。

　　Ms Park and Mr Obama will discuss economic and security issues

　　朴女士和奥巴马先生将讨论经济和安全问题

　　The meeting will cover economic and security issues, officials say.

　　会议将涵盖经济和安全问题，官员说。

　　In recent weeks, the North has threatened to attack South Korea, Japan and US bases in the region.

　　最近几周，朝鲜还威胁要攻击韩国，日本和美国在中东地区的军事基地。

　　The North has now said it will retaliate(报复) against the South after protesters there burned portraits of its leaders.

　　朝鲜已经表示，它将采取报复行动，(报复)对韩国在其领导人的肖像抗议者烧毁。

　　Tensions have been high on the Korean peninsula since North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test on 12 February, which resulted in sanctions from the UN.

　　紧张局势自从朝鲜进行地下核试验在第三二月12是高的在朝鲜半岛，导致联合国制裁。

　　Talks between Mr Obama and Ms Park would touch on "continued co-operation on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and countering the North Korean threat," a statement from the White House on Monday said.

　　奥巴马和公园之间的会谈将涉及“继续合作对朝鲜半岛无核化和打击朝鲜的威胁，白宫上星期一的声明中说。

　　"They will also review the progress made in strengthening our economic ties and in enhancing and modernising bilateral(双边的) security co-operation," the statement added.

　　“他们还将审查在加强我们的经济关系和加强双边和现代化的进展(双边的)的安全合作，“声明说。

　　Ms Park's scheduled talk with Mr Obama follows a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, who was in Seoul on 12 April as part of his tour of Asia.

　　朴女士的计划跟奥巴马先生跟美国国务卿约翰克里部长会议，谁是在汉城在四月12作为他的亚洲之旅的一部分。

　　She was elected in December and assumed office on 25 February.

　　她在十二月当选，任期在二月25。