2019年CRI UN chief: Belt and Road Initiative important to the world

 

The UN Secretary-General says the Belt and Road Initiative is a "very important opportunity" to the world.

Antonio Guterres made the remarks before leaving for Beijing to attend the second Belt and Road Forum¹ for International Cooperation.

UN Chief Antonio Guterres has told journalists at the UN headquarters that he looks forward to attending the upcoming forum, saying it will provide an opportunity to explore broader aspects of the Belt and Road Initiative.

"I'm very happy to have this opportunity to participate in the second Belt and Road Forum in China. This forum is a very important opportunity to discuss how the Belt and Road Initiative can have a stronger impact on the economies and societies of the countries that benefit and fully² contribute to their development and to the implementation⁴ of sustainable development goals. At the same time, it is an opportunity to discuss how the Belt and Road Initiative can be an extremely important tool to reverse the trend in which, as I mentioned, the climate change is still running faster than what we are, we need a lot of investment in sustainable development, we need a lot of investment in renewable energy, we need a lot of investment in infrastructure⁵ that respect the future and guarantee that future is sustainable," says Antonio Guterres.

The UN Chief says the Belt and Road Initiative injects strong impetus⁶ into global development and helps promote the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda.

"I believe in this context such a very important volume of investment in international cooperation as the Belt and Road Initiative is a very important opportunity for enhancing the capacity to implement³ the sustainable development goals, and also an important opportunity to launch a green perspective in relation to the necessary investments that are essential in the years to come," says Antonio Guterres.

Guterres says the Belt and Road Initiative has also contributed to fair globalization.

"The development of projects that help developing countries create their infrastructure and guarantee their sustainable development is exactly the way to have a fair globalization, and a fair globalization exactly the way to have a future of shared prospect⁷. Everything that contributes to connect different countries, everything that contributes to make trade easier, to make information sharing and knowledge sharing stronger, gives a very important contribution to fair globalization, and that is exactly what the opportunities the Belt and Road Initiative represent and that is why it is so important in this forum to discuss, or to maximize that impact of the Belt and Road Initiative," says Antonio Guterres.

The UN Chief also praised China's strong commitment to multilateralism. He says China and the UN have important and extensive cooperation in all aspects, including peace and security, combating climate change, etc.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

4 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

7 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。