外交部就博鳌论坛年年会答记者问
Q: How many state leaders will attend the Boao Forum for Asia to convene on April 17?
答：我首先想告诉大家，应博鳌亚洲论坛的邀请，国务院总理温家宝将出席在海南博鳌举行的论坛09年年会，并发表主旨演讲。一些国家的政要也应邀出席，他们是巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里、哈萨克斯坦总统纳扎尔巴耶夫、多哥总统福雷，蒙古、缅甸、越南、芬兰、阿尔巴尼亚、新西兰、巴布亚新几内亚总理和泰国副总理。此外，美国前总统小布什和日本前首相福田康夫也确认与会。此次年会的主题是“经济危机和亚洲：挑战与展望”，我们希望通过政、经、学各界的积极参与，为亚洲各国应对金融危机提供良策。
A: At the invitation of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council will attend the BFA Annual Conference 2009 in Boao of Hainan Province and deliver a keynote speech. Some foreign state leaders will also be present, including President Zardari of Pakistan, President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Faure of Togo, Prime Ministers of Mongolia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Finland, Albania, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. Besides, former US President George W. Bush and former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda have also confirmed their attendance. The theme of this year's conference is "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis". We hope that people from political, economic and academic circles could take an active part and produce good initiatives on how to address the financial crisis in Asia.
