Danilo Türk, President of Club de Madrid and former President of Slovenia, gave an opening statement at the 2021 Boao Forum on the need to address global challenges collectively in the framework of the United Nations and other international organisations. Watch below the opening statement.
“International cooperation today is an obligation, not a mere option for states”, said Danilo Türk. Watch the statement below.
The President of Club de Madrid also joined in as a panellist at a session titled ‘Belt and Road Initiatives: Thriving Against the Current’ on the effects of COVID-19 to trade and the future of the Chinese-led infrastructure.
“The Belt and Road Initiative has already become an important brand of international cooperation. In these trying times, the world has to use its potential and build trust for our common improvement”, said Danilo Türk during the session.