伦敦，根据在安提瓜和巴布达举行的英联邦峰会上世界领导人发表的联合声明，英国已同意进行一项有时限的“善意”对话，以解决与非洲国家之间的历史奴隶贸易问题。
London, The UK has agreed to a time-bound "good-faith" dialogue to address the issue of the historical slave trade with African nations, according to a joint statement issued by world leaders at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda.
周三发布的英联邦政府首脑会议公报在题为“补偿性正义”的一节中强调了这一协议。
英国在跨大西洋奴隶贸易中的角色主导了此次峰会的议程，英联邦元首查尔斯三世国王在致辞中将其描述为“可耻的篇章”。
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting communique issued on Wednesday highlighted the agreement under a section entitled 'Reparatory Justice'.The issue of Britain's role in transatlantic slave trade had dominated the agenda for the summit, with King Charles III describing it as a "shameful chapter" in his address as the head of the Commonwealth."
公报写道：“我们欢迎英国政府同意与受影响各方就跨大西洋贩运非洲奴隶及其历史危害进行结构化、有时限、包容性和善意的对话。”
We welcome the agreement of the government of the United Kingdom to engage in a structured, time-bound, inclusive and good-faith dialogue with affected parties addressing the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans and its historical harms," reads the communique.
文件援引了联合国大会通过的一项题为《将贩运非洲奴隶及将非洲人种族化为动产奴隶定性为最严重反人类罪行的宣言》的决议，以及非洲联盟和加勒比共同体采取的其他举措，“以推进补偿性司法议程和文化遗产归还”。
It referenced the adoption of a United Nations General Assembly Resolution entitled 'Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity', as well as other initiatives undertaken by the African Union and the Caribbean Community , "to advance the reparatory justice agenda and restitution of cultural heritage".It came after Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who attended CHOGM with the King, said Britain was "open" to making a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.
此前，随同国王出席英联邦政府首脑会议的英国首相基尔·斯塔默表示，英国对于其在跨大西洋奴隶贸易中扮演的角色“持开放态度”，可考虑作出正式道歉。然而，他排除了就历史上的奴隶贸易支付任何经济赔偿的可能性。
英国外交、联邦及发展部官员表示，该进程的时间框架将在稍后商定，外交大臣戴维·拉米表示该进程的时间表为12个月。
However, he ruled out the prospect of paying any financial reparations in relation to the historic slave trade.UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials said the timeframe for the process would be agreed at a later date, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband indicating a 12-month timeline for the process.
此前，斯塔默曾表示，他“非常清楚地表明我们不支持赔偿”，但已制定“债务重置”计划，旨在帮助那些在偿还债务方面举步维艰的较贫穷国家。
Previously, Burnham said he has "been very clear that we do not support reparations" but has set out plans for a "debt reset" aimed at helping poorer countries struggling with repayments to borrowers.
他主张，在全球利率成本上升的背景下，支持英联邦成员国的工作必须让私营部门参与进来。
He has argued that work to support Commonwealth member states amid a rise in global interest rate costs must include the private sector.
英国还宣布，将在三年内拨款4000万英镑，帮助支持加勒比地区的基础设施投资，包括绿色能源。此举正值非洲和加勒比地区英联邦国家领导人呼吁就奴隶制的长期影响支付赔偿之际。
The UK has also announced that it will allocate 40 million pounds over three years to help support infrastructure investment, including green energy in the Caribbean. It came amid calls from leaders of African and Caribbean Commonwealth nations to pay reparations for the long-term impacts of slavery."
英国国王查尔斯三世本周早些时候在致辞中说：“跨大西洋贩奴贸易至今仍在这些岛屿和我们英联邦的其他成员国上空投下阴影。”
The transatlantic trade in enslaved persons still casts a shadow over these islands and other members of our Commonwealth," King Charles said in his address earlier this week."
他说：“正如我以前说过的，那段可耻的历史让我内心充满恐惧，灵魂感到最深切的个人悲痛。”
As I have said before, that shameful chapter of history is one that fills my heart with horror and my soul with the most profound personal sorrow."
他还说：“然而历史也告诉我们，邪恶不必拥有最后发言权；品格与勇气可以结合，战胜最可怕的不公，正如结束国际贩奴贸易的决心所展现的那样，皇家海军在其中发挥了主导作用。”
And yet history also teaches us that evil need not have the last word; that character and courage can combine to overcome the most monstrous injustice, as they did with the determination to end international trade in enslaved people, in which the Royal Navy played such a leading role," he said.