伯特·威尔金森，达妮卡·科托 圭亚那乔治敦——国王查尔斯三世周四抵达圭亚那。这个前英国殖民地曾是殖民时代加勒比地区最大规模奴隶起义的发生地之一。
BERT WILKINSON, DÁNICA COTO GEORGETOWN, Guyana — King Charles III arrived Thursday in Guyana , a former British colony that was the site of one of the biggest slave revolts in the Caribbean during the colonial era.
查尔斯是在应圭亚那总统伊尔凡·阿里的邀请后抵达这个南美洲国家的。阿里已公开要求英国道歉，与此同时，一些加勒比地区领导人正敦促就奴隶制进行赔偿。
Charles landed in the South American country following an invitation from Guyanese President Irfaan Ali , who has publicly requested an apology as some Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations .
查尔斯正在加勒比地区进行为期九天的正式访问。他身穿棕褐色西装走下飞机，与身穿全套象牙白色乔德普里套装的阿里互致问候。
Charles, who is on a nine-day official trip in the Caribbean, descended from the plane in a tan suit and greeted Ali, who was wearing an all-ivory Jodhpuri suit.
圭亚那是一个人口约84万的多元国家。十多年前，其海岸附近发现了大量石油储量，此后该国成为世界上最大的海上石油生产国之一。
Guyana is a diverse country of some 840,000 people that recently became one of the world’s largest offshore oil producers after massive oil deposits were discovered off its coast more than a decade ago.
圭亚那约36%的人口为黑人，50%为东印度裔，后者是奴隶制废除后被带到这个南美洲国家的印度契约劳工的后代。查尔斯上一次访问圭亚那是在2000年，当时他还是王子。
About 36% of Guyana’s population is Black while 50% is East Indian, descended from indentured servants from India brought to the South American country after slavery was abolished. Charles last visited Guyana in 2000 as a prince.
在圭亚那为期两天的停留期间，他计划会见阿里、企业主以及被称为“托肖”的美洲印第安村落民选领导人。
He is scheduled to meet with Ali, business owners and elected leaders of Amerindian villages known as “toshaos” during his two-day stay in Guyana.
加勒比赔偿委员会主席希拉里·贝克利斯在最近的一次新闻发布会上表示，该地区从未像现在这样准备好就英国及其君主制与奴隶制的关联向其提出质问。“该地区已经动员起来，各国政府也已经动员起来，”他说。
Hilary Beckles, head of the Caribbean Reparations Commission, said at a recent press conference that the region has never been better prepared to confront Britain and the monarchy about its links to slavery. “The region is mobilized, the governments are mobilized,” he said.
该委员会由地区各国政府设立，目的是让英国及其他前欧洲奴隶贸易国为其所扮演的角色支付赔偿。
The commission was established by regional governments to make Britain and other former European slave-trading nations pay reparations for their role.
在最近接受英国独立电视台新闻采访时，阿里表示，查尔斯“正确地认识到奴隶制是人类历史上最黑暗的日子”。
In a recent interview with ITV News, Ali said Charles has “rightfully recognized slavery as the darkest days in human history.”
“接下来就是道歉，”他补充说。“你们剥削了该地区。你们摧毁了生命。你们造成了欠发达。”英国政府一直拒绝道歉或赔偿的要求。
“Moving to the apology is the next step,” he added. “You exploited the region. You destroyed lives. You created underdevelopment.”The British government has consistently rejected demands for either an apology or reparations.
查尔斯此前在巴哈马，定于周五抵达安提瓜和巴布达，出席英联邦政府首脑会议，并会见56个成员国的领导人。会谈预计将聚焦气候、贸易和发展问题，但一些加勒比地区领导人表示，奴隶制赔偿问题应成为讨论的重点。科托从波多黎各圣胡安报道。
Charles was previously in the Bahamas and is scheduled to arrive Friday in Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and meet with leaders of 56 member states. Talks are expected to focus on climate, trade and development, but some Caribbean leaders have said slavery reparations should dominate conversations. Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.