America’s ambassador in Ankara suggested some Turkish officials might be trying to “disrupt” co-operation between the two countries after the arrest of a US embassy employee prompted a tit-for-tat diplomatic dispute.
美国驻土耳其大使约翰•巴斯（John Bass，见文首图）暗示，一些土耳其官员可能正试图“破坏”美土合作。此前，土耳其当局逮捕了美国大使馆一名工作人员，引发了一场针锋相对的外交争端。
In a video statement released by the State Department on Monday, John Bass, the US ambassador to Turkey, said the American authorities had been unable to determine why the employee had been arrested and what, if any, evidence exists against him. Mr Bass added that he did not know whether to expect further arrests of Turkish staff members.
在美国国务院(State Department)周一发布的视频声明中，巴斯表示，美国当局无法确定这名工作人员被捕的原因以及到底存在何种不利于他的证据。巴斯补充称，他不清楚是否应该预期会出现进一步的逮捕土耳其籍工作人员的情况。