Erdoğan's diplomatic expertise left its mark on New York
I am in New York City, where the heart of diplomacy is beating, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s general debate theme, which takes place after the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) expansion and the G-20 summit in New Delhi, India, will be “rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity.”
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I am in New York City, where the heart of diplomacy is beating, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s general debate theme, which takes place after the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) expansion and the G-20 summit in New Delhi, India, will be “rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity.”
Although all the summits have significant themes, it is no secret that the situation continues to move further away from those carefully selected words. Specifically, the rivalry between the great powers, including the United States, China, the European Union and Russia, deepens as tensions escalate in the Pacific.
At the same time, there is reason to fear that the Ukraine war could trigger violent conflicts in Central Asia, Africa and elsewhere. At the same time, there is talk of new projects involving rising powers such as the recently unveiled India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) – a response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The U.N. system, which reflects the post-World War II balance of power, has grown less capable of preserving peace and security over time. That Russia, one of the U.N. Security Council’s five permanent members, invaded Ukraine rendered the U.N.’s ongoing crisis more obvious.
Accordingly, humanity witnessed yet again that granting veto powers to the victors did not safeguard global security or stability.
This year, the U.N. General Assembly will discuss United Nations reform along with sustainable development, the fight against climate change, pandemic preparedness, flashpoints and wars. It is certainly ironic that the United States was the only permanent member to attend the opening session.
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