伊丽莎白二世在欢迎新加坡总统陈庆炎英语演讲稿

Word文档伊丽莎白二世在欢迎新加坡总统陈庆炎英语演讲稿Mr.President,

PrincePhilipandIaredelightedtowelcomeyouandyourwifetoBuckinghamPalacethisevening.

Ourtwonationsenjoyarich,sharedhistorydatingbacktowhenSirStamfordRaffleslandedinSingaporealmosttwocenturiesago.

Howrighthewaswhenhesaid,“itwouldbedifficulttonameaplaceonthefaceoftheearthwithbrighterprospects”.

HisnamelivesoninSingaporethroughschools,hospitalsand,ofcourse,Raffleshotel,wherePrincePhilipandIstayedonourStateVisitin2022.

Then,asinourearliervisits,wereceivedawarmwelcomefromthepeopleofyourcountry,ashaveothermembersofmyfamily,mostrecentlymygrandsonWilliamandhiswife.

YourvisittotheUnitedKingdommarksthecontinueddeepeningoftherelationshipbetweenourcountries.

AlthoughthisisthefirstStateVisitfromSingapore,youattendedboththeopeningceremoniesoftheOlympicGamesinLondonin2022,andtheCommonwealthGamesinGlasgowearlierthisyear,andyourPrimeMinisterhasvisitedtheUnitedKingdomonmanyoccasions.

Aswellasacommonheritage,ourcountriesshareawealthofcommoninterests.

Astwooftheleadingfinancialservicescentresintheworld,wearesignificantinvestorsineachotherscountries.

Ourinterestsalsoextendtodefenceandsecurity.

ShipsoftheRoyalNavyhavebeenregularvisitorstoSingaporeandourarmedforceshaveservedtogetheronpeacekeepingoperationsaroundtheworld.

Underpinningallthisisasharedbeliefinopennessandfreetrade,andaworldfoundedonjustice,fairnessandinternationallaw.

Mr.President,yourvisitisanopportunitytocelebratethelinksbetweenourtwocountries,developedoveralmosttwocenturies.

Butitisalsoachancetohighlightcommonfutureinterests,especiallyineducation,researchandinnovation,thebuildingofculturaltiesandthedeepeningofthebondsbetweenourpeople.

Theplacesyouwillvisitduringyourstayreflectbothourcommonheritageandourfuturepriorities.

Forexample,itwasKewGardensthatsuppliedthefirstrubberseedlingstobecultivatedintheSingaporeBotanicGardensinthe1870s.

AndtodayImperialCollegeishelpingtotrainanewgenerationofSingaporeandoctors,justoneofmanyimportantpartnershipsthatitandotherU.K.universitiesarebuildingwithSingapore.

Iampleasedtonotethat,inhonourofyourvisit,theRoyalCommonwealthSocietyofSingaporeistobere-established;andthatthere-foundedSocietywillfosternewscholarshipstotheU.K.forSingaporeans.

Andontheinternationalstage,throughourrespectivemembershipoftheEuropeanUnionandtheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations,andourcollectivemembershipoftheCommonwealth,thereisthescopetopursuecommonvaluesandinterests,toourmutualbenefit.

Mr.President,nextyearSingaporemarksanimportantmilestoneinitsremarkablehistory,the50thanniversaryofindependence.

Itisapleasuretocelebratethatupcominggoldenanniversarywithyouthisevening.

Lookingbackathalfacenturyofcooperation,andaheadtonewchaptersinourstory,itisclearthatourcountriesremainfirmfriends.

Ihavenodoubtthatbymaintaininglongstandingcommitmentstoopenness,fairnessandenter