(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. The first panel on
'Building resilience in a divided world: its impact on the global
world' has been held within the 10th Global Baku Forum themed“The
World of Today: Challenges and Hopes”, trend reports.
The meeting was attended by President of Latvia Egils Levits,
former Prime Minister of Slovakia (2010-2012) Iveta Radichova,
former Prime Minister of Norway Kjell Magne Bondevik, President of
the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center Kerry Kennedy, former
President of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey, former President of
Ukraine Victor Yushchenko, and co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi
International Center, former President of Latvia Vaira
Vike-Freiberga.
Speaking at the panel session, Bondevik noted that the
privileged position of permanent members of the UN Security Council
complicates the process of reforming the structure.
Touching upon the ways of resolving conflicts on the planet,
Bondevik said that the best methods for this are peace and
diplomacy.
Meanwhile, Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, speaking about the
events which began in the autumn of 2022 in Iran, said that they
are a manifestation of people's discontent.
“The people of Iran will be free. This movement will continue
until Iran becomes a democratic state. We wait for support of the
liberation movement in Iran by the Global Forum participants,' she
added.
The meeting continued with discussions.
Organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, under the
patronage of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the X Global
Baku Forum has today kicked off. The forum's topic this year is
'The World of Today: Challenges and Hopes'.
The X Forum is attended by high-ranking guests from dozens of
countries, among them current and former heads of states and
governments, prominent public and political figures, leading
foreign experts, the leadership of the World Health Organization,
the League of Arab States, and other major international
organizations.
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