国内英语资讯:Interview: AIIBs achievement in early stage remarkable: Luxembourgs finance minister
<p><span word="LUXEMBOURG">LUXEMBOURG</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 12-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100 <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> (<span word="AIIB">AIIB</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Gramegna">Gramegna</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="AIIB">AIIB</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="story">story</span>," <span word="Gramegna">Gramegna</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AIIB">AIIB</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>.</p><p><span word="Recalling">Recalling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AIIB">AIIB</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="founding">founding</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 61-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p><p><span word="Firstly">Firstly</span>, <span word="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="multilateralism">multilateralism</span>. <span word="Gramegna">Gramegna</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="multilateralism">multilateralism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="unilateralism">unilateralism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nationalism">nationalism</span>, <span word="Gramegna">Gramegna</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multilateralism">multilateralism</span> <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>."</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AIIB">AIIB</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reverberate">reverberate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sporadic">sporadic</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="move">move</span>.</p><p><span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="Gramegna">Gramegna</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p>
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