British foreign policy

1. The aims of British foreign policy are to promote the interests of the United Kingdom abroad and to contribute to a strong international community. The UK is one of the 15 member states of the European Union, and a founding member of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). It also has a central position in the Commonwealth and in the United Security Council.

2. In 1999 the UK played an important role in NATO’s military action in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to stop Serbian repression and displacement of the ethnic establishment of a safe environment in which Albanian Kosovar refugees return to their homes.

3. The UK is a founder member of the UN and one of the five permanent members of the Security Council. If supports the purposes and principles of the UN (United Nations) Charter, including the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations among nations, the achievement of international co-operation on economic, social, cultural and humanitarian issues and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The UK supports early enlargement of the Security Council to make its membership move representative of the world today.

4. The UK is part of the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrial countries. The other members are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. The G8 is an informal group with no secretariat. Its Presidency rotates each year among the members, the Key meeting being an annual summit of heads of government. The G8 agenda now includes a wide range of foreign affairs and international issues such as terrorism, nuclear safety, the environment, UN reform and development assistance.

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What does the G8 agenda deal with?

1. The G8 agenda is based on early warning and prevention of potential conflicts; observing elections and providing advice on human rights, democracy and law.

2. The functions of the G8 agenda are to provide and defend against any threat to a NATO member stale and contribute to crisis management and conflict prevention.

3. A wide range of foreign affairs and international issues are included into the G8 agenda.

ВАРИАНТ 2

I. Переведите предложения на русский язык. В каждом из них определите глагол-сказуемое и его видовременную форму и залог. В разделе (б) обратите внимание на перевод пассивных конструкций.

а) 1. Mr. Brown gave a lecture yesterday.

2. The parents have promised the child a nice present.

б) 1. Morning papers are sold every day.

2. We were woken up by the noise in the street this morning.