欣闻“沙棘在西部大开发中的作用国际研讨会”在北京召开 ,我向大会表示衷心的祝贺 ,祝会议获得圆满的成功。实施西部大开发战略是我国的基本国策 ,其中最重要的一项任务就是生态环境的建设。我国西部地区总的自然环境比较差 ,气候干旱少雨 ,要恢复良好的生态环境 ,困难很大。 I am pleased to hear that “International Symposium on the Role of Seabuckthorn in the Development of Western China” was held in Beijing. I hereby give my heartiest congratulation on the conference and wish the conference a complete success. The implementation of the strategy of developing the west is the basic national policy of our country. One of the most important tasks is the construction of an ecological environment. The overall natural environment in the western region of China is relatively poor with arid and dry climate. It is very difficult to restore a good ecological environment.