10月9日，聯(lián)合國(guó)安理會(huì)15個(gè)成員國(guó)一致通過(guò)向聯(lián)大推薦韓國(guó)外交通商部長(zhǎng)官潘基文擔(dān)任下任聯(lián)合國(guó)秘書長(zhǎng)，這是繼緬甸人吳丹后第二位來(lái)自亞洲的聯(lián)合國(guó)秘書長(zhǎng)。不過(guò)，就在安理會(huì)提名潘基文成為新任秘書長(zhǎng)的前幾個(gè)小時(shí)，朝鮮進(jìn)行了地下核試驗(yàn)，吸引了全世界的目光，這將意味著潘基文未上任就面臨嚴(yán)峻挑戰(zhàn)。對(duì)此，潘基文表示，韓國(guó)將支持聯(lián)合國(guó)安理會(huì)采取必要措施，“韓國(guó)政府絕對(duì)支持聯(lián)合國(guó)安理會(huì)作出的任何決議，我們將與國(guó)際社會(huì)緊密合作。韓國(guó)政府已經(jīng)發(fā)表嚴(yán)重抗議，表達(dá)了深切關(guān)注，朝鮮必須承擔(dān)所有后果?！?/P>

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon delivers a speech after he was nominated to succeed Kofi Annan as the new UN Secretary General.(AFP/Kim Jae-Hwan) The United Nations (UN) Security Council has nominated South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as its choice to succeed Kofi Annan as UN secretary general. Ban had earlier told reporters that South Korea supports an emergency Security Council meeting following North Korea's nuclear test. "My government fully supports the immediate convening of a Security Council meeting tomorrow New York time," Ban said in a meeting with US ambassador Alexander Vershbow. "We will very closely cooperate with the international community." Ban's remarks came as the United States called for immediate action by the Council after North Korea's announcement that it detonated its first nuclear device on Monday. The Seoul government vowed to "sternly deal with" Pyongyang's act, saying it would not tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea. "Our government has issued a very strong statement expressing our deepest concern," Ban told the US envoy. "All the consequences should be borne by North Koreans." Ban said he had had emergency telephone conferences with his US and Japanese counterparts. Ban, 62, is set to be designated as the next UN secretary general when the Security Council meets Monday to formalize its choice. It is expected to recommend him to the 192-member General Assembly, which will then formally elect him -- most likely later this month. Ban would take office next January to replace Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian who steps down after having completed two five-year terms. Ban would be the first Asian to run the UN in more than 30 years. (Agencies)

Vocabulary:

detonate: 引爆 emergency telephone conferences: 緊急電話會(huì)議 （英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津陳蓓編輯）