潘基文称愿意考虑访问朝鲜

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.

联合国秘书长潘基文说，他将考虑访问朝鲜，作为争取他实现朝鲜半岛和平的努力的组成部分。

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

潘基文是韩国人。星期二，潘基文在接受2012年首尔和平奖时做出了上述表示。

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.

潘基文还说，他期待有朝一日朝鲜会听到国际社会的呼声，放弃其核武器，并改善本国人民的生活。

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.

评选委员会说，潘基文在解决和防止国际冲突方面做出了杰出贡献，因此授予他2012年首尔和平奖。潘基文是第一位获得首尔和平奖的韩国人。