DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The World Economic Forum meeting held in Davos, Switzerland. Prominent leaders from all around the world participated and shared their views in the meeting. Every state has addressed its concerns and hence the leaders tried to grab the attention of the world towards their issues.
Greece’s prime minister states he still consider it’s possible to resolve his country’s differences with Turkey through diplomacy and stressed that neighbors would not go to war.
Relations between the two NATO allies have been particularly deteriorated over the past two years, with the rhetoric from Turkish officials alarming. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly stated Turkish troops could penetrate on Greece “suddenly one night” and even threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday during a session at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that “we will not go to war with Turkey.”
He added that “we should be able to sit down with Turkey as reasonable adults and resolve our main difference, which is the delimitation of maritime zones in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean.”
FBI Director Christopher Wray says he’s “deeply concerned” about China’s artificial intelligence program.
Beijing has repeatedly accused Washington of fear-mongering about its intentions and attacked U.S. intelligence for its assessments of China.
The head of the International Monetary Fund had strong words for global governments when she and others were asked on a panel session in Davos for one thing they would change to accelerate the transition to net zero.
Tunisia’s prime minister insists her country’s measure concerning democracy is “absolutely not in danger” despite paltry turnout in a first round of legislative elections that culminate in a decisive runoff in 10 days.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says his country will lean on nuclear energy to accommodated its climate goals and endorsed the South Korean industry’s push to sell its nuclear-power technologies to other nations.
Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in the Swiss town of Davos, Yoon referred to the country’s goals to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050 by expanding nuclear power plants. He offered to cooperate with other nations that need South Korea’s “world-leading nuclear power plant technologies.”
Prominent climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate are condemning corporate VIPs and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, for prioritizing short-term profits from fossil fuels over people affected by the climate crisis. Activists Helena Guaringa and Luisa Neubauer, as well as International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol, participated in a roundtable discussion at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting on Thursday.
European leaders are working with the United States to subsidize US-made environmental technology, but say dealing with trade tensions with China is more difficult.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed frustration that some Western countries have not secured enough tanks to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian forces.
Ukraine has been trying for months to supply heavier tanks, including the U.S. Abrams and German-made Leopard 2 tanks, but Western leaders have treaded cautiously.
Britain announced last week that it would send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, while France announced that it would send her AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicle, called “light tank” in French, to Ukraine. Poland and the Czech Republic donated Soviet-era T-72 tanks to the Ukrainian Army. Poland has expressed a willingness to provide a company of her Leopard tanks, but said it would do so only as part of a larger international coalition of tank aid to Kyiv.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who attended the breakfast, said, “Get them the tanks, get Volodymyr Zelenskyy whatever he needs.”
