国内英语资讯:UN official reiterates importance of coordinating African initiatives with BRI to spur infra
<p><span word="NIAMEY">NIAMEY</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 7-- <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Amina">Amina</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coordinating">coordinating</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> (<span word="BRI">BRI</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spur">spur</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="Noted">Noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>' <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mobilize">mobilize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> (<span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span>) <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leverage">leverage</span> <span word="complementary">complementary</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>50 <span word="Fund">Fund</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>," <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Extraordinary">Extraordinary</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Niamey">Niamey</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Niger">Niger</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diversification">diversification</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span>, <span word="industrialists">industrialists</span>, <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="innovators">innovators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span>," <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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