潘基文稱願意考慮訪問朝鮮

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he would consider a trip to North Korea as part of his efforts toward peace on the Korean peninsula.

聯合國祕書長潘基文說，他將考慮訪問朝鮮，作爲爭取他實現朝鮮半島和平的努力的組成部分。

Mr. Ban, a South Korean, made his comments Tuesday as he received the 2012 Seoul Peace Prize.

潘基文是韓國人。星期二，潘基文在接受2012年首爾和平獎時做出了上述表示。

He also said he looks forward to the day when North Korea "heeds the international community's call" by giving up its nuclear weapons and improving the lives of its people.

潘基文還說，他期待有朝一日朝鮮會聽到國際社會的呼聲，放棄其核武器，並改善本國人民的生活。

Mr. Ban was chosen for the Seoul Peace Prize because of what the selection committee called his "outstanding achievements in resolving and preventing international conflicts." He is the first Korean to receive the prize.

評選委員會說，潘基文在解決和防止國際衝突方面做出了傑出貢獻，因此授予他2012年首爾和平獎。潘基文是第一位獲得首爾和平獎的韓國人。