博鳌亚洲论坛自2001年成立以来，已经成为世界上最为著名的高层论坛之一。本届年会的主题为：“经济危机与亚洲：挑战与展望”。 与会代表在为期3天的年会中，以危机中的新兴经济体为切入点，分别从金融、贸易、房地产、文化创意以及互联网等议题对新兴经济体如何在国际金融体制改革中发挥应有的作用，如何扩大国际贸易与投资，如何应对能源、原材料的价格波动，亚洲经济何时出现拐点、走出衰退等热点问题进行开放式讨论，承担起加强亚洲各国对话合作，为亚洲在危机中谋求发展的重要使命。
温家宝总理在年会开幕大会上发表主旨演讲，向各位代表通报了中国政府为克服经济下行所作的种种努力，以及经济振兴一揽子计划取得的初步成果。他呼吁各国政府和企业坚定信心和希望，携手合作尽早走出全球金融危机的影响。他还重申了中国政府对博鳌亚洲论坛的支持。继温总理主旨演讲之后发表讲话的还有来自12个国家和政府的领导人，其中包括巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里、哈萨克斯坦总统纳扎尔巴耶夫、蒙古总理巴雅尔、缅甸总理登盛、越南总理阮晋勇、芬兰总理万哈宁、阿尔巴尼亚总理贝里沙、新西兰总理约翰・基、巴布亚新几内亚总理索马雷和伊朗第一副总统帕尔维兹•达乌迪。
国家领导人致辞后三位赞助企业代表分别发表讲话。在致辞中，潘伟博先生表达了沃尔沃集团对博鳌亚洲论坛的赞赏和感谢，并阐述了集团对克服全球金融危机的观点和看法。他表示：“即便在全球经济衰退的背景下，亚洲特别是中国仍保持了非常有利的发展机会。博鳌论坛使来自各国的领袖人物齐聚一堂，这表明我们商界和实业界的人士可以携手促成变革。同时它也表明，无论我们来自中国、欧洲还是世界的其他地方，都可以齐心协力为共同的繁荣昌盛而奋斗。”
作为全球商用运输领域的领袖企业，沃尔沃集团非常清楚自己肩负的商业和社会责任，长期以来一直致力于促进中国与瑞典之间的友好交流，致力于将自己在环保、物流、安全等领域积累的经验和专长与中国分享。持续支持博鳌亚洲论坛，是沃尔沃集团为推动中国乃至亚洲经济健康发展所作的一份贡献。
关于博鳌亚洲论坛
博鳌亚洲论坛成立于2001年，旨在通过政府高官、企业领袖和专家学者的高层交流促进亚洲国家的经济繁荣和社会进步。论坛的设立可追溯至1998年9月，那时亚洲正遭遇严重的金融危机，而亚洲却缺乏立足于亚洲利益和观点的国际性论坛。澳大利亚前总理霍克、日本前首相中曾根康弘和菲律宾前总统拉莫斯提出，创建一个为亚洲服务的论坛。三年后，博鳌亚洲论坛成立，并举行了成立大会。经过随后几年的发展，博鳌亚洲论坛已成为本地区最为活跃和具有影响力的国际性论坛。
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2009年4月20日
Senior Executive of Volvo Group delivered the welcome speech at the BFA Annual Conference 2009
The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009 (BFA) held the official opening ceremony on Apr 18, 2009 on the island resort of Boao. Over one thousand of the world’s most influential business executives, scholars, and world leaders, including Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, former U.S President George W. Bush, and former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo attended the ceremony. The Volvo Group, as the Top Sponsor of the BFA for the consecutive second year, sent a 15-people delegation to the event, and Mr. Pär Östberg, Senior Vice President of AB Volvo, delivered a welcome speech following the world leaders’ remarks.
Beginning from 17th and running though Sunday evening, the BFA Annual Conference is widely recognized as one of the region’s most prominent economic forums. This year, discussions focus on the theme of the 2009 Conference, Asia: Managing beyond Crisis. Participants will examine and talk about the effect of the crisis on Asia, and what steps the region should be taking to weather the challenges of the coming year as effectively as possible.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivered the keynote address, updating the approaches the Chinese government adopting to overcome the world economic downturn and the results already achieved, and emphasizing the confidence and hope for the recovery. He also recited the Chinese government’s continuing support for this annual event, and confirming the Boao Forum as Asia’s leading platform for dialogue. He was joined by leaders from eleven other nations, including:
Asif Ali Zardari, President, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Nursultan Abishevich NAZARBAYEV, President, Republic of Kazakhstan
S. BAYAR, Prime Minister, Mongolia
Thein SEIN, Prime Minister, the Union of Myanmar
NGUYEN Tan Dung, Prime Minister, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Matti VANHANEN, Prime Minister, Finland
Sali BERISHA, Prime Minister, Albania
Michael SOMARE, Prime Minister, Papua New Guinea
John KEY, Prime Minister, New Zealand
Parviz DAVOODI, First Vice-President of Iran
Mr. Pär Östberg, representing the Volvo Group, illustrated Volvo’s position to the BFA and perspectives on the world financial crisis at the opening plenary. He said, “We are now facing challenging times, but there is no doubt that Asia and especially China even in the global downturn offer a highly favorable potential for growth”. “The Boao Forum now gathering leaders from around the world demonstrates that we in business and industry can work together for change. That we can join forces and work for common prosperity, regardless of whether we live in China, Europe or anywhere else in the world.” He added.
As a leading global supplier for commercial transport solutions, the Volvo Group is committed to establishing a partnership with China and Asia and to bring its expertise in environmental, logistical and safety related issues into this partnership to the benefit of all parties. Continuing support to the BFA embodies Volvo’s efforts of promoting the development of Asia economy and our long-term commitment to China.
About the Boao Forum for Asia
The Boao Forum for Asia was established in 2001 as a platform for high-level interaction between thought leaders from Asia and around the world, with the aim of promoting the development goals of Asian countries through greater regional economic integration.
The original inspiration for the forum can be traced back to September 1998. Noting that Asia as a whole lacked an economic forum led by Asians and guided by Asian interests and views, former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa and former Filipino President Fidel V. Ramos put forward a proposal to establish a Forum for Asia. Three years later, the first BFA Annual Conference was held in Boao, Hainan Province, China. In the intervening years, the Boao Forum for Asia has gone on to become the most active and influential forum of its kind in the region, driving dialogue and debate on Asia’s future.
For more information about Boao Forum Asia, please log on www.boaoforum.org.
Apr 20, 2009