{"id":3277,"date":"2023-01-19T17:59:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T17:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:31","slug":"world-economic-forum-meeting-held-in-davos-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/economy\/business\/world-economic-forum-meeting-held-in-davos-2023\/2023\/01\/19\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"World Economic Forum meeting held in DAVOS 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Greece’s <\/span>prime<\/span> minister<\/span> states he<\/span> still<\/span> consider<\/span> it’s<\/span> possible<\/span> to<\/span> resolve<\/span> his<\/span> country’s<\/span> differences<\/span> with<\/span> Turkey<\/span> through diplomacy and stressed that neighbors<\/span> would<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span> go<\/span> to<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Relations<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> NATO<\/span> allies<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> particularly<\/span> deteriorated<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> two<\/span> years,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> rhetoric<\/span> from<\/span> Turkish<\/span> officials<\/span> alarming.<\/span> Turkish<\/span> President<\/span> Recep<\/span> Tayyip<\/span> Erdogan<\/span> has<\/span> repeatedly stated<\/span>\u00a0Turkish<\/span> troops<\/span> could<\/span> penetrate<\/span> on<\/span> Greece<\/span> \u201csuddenly<\/span> one<\/span> night\u201d<\/span> and<\/span> even<\/span> threatened<\/span> to<\/span> hit<\/span> Athens<\/span> with<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Greek<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Kyriakos<\/span> Mitsotakis<\/span> said<\/span> Thursday<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> session<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> World<\/span> Economic<\/span> Forum<\/span> gathering<\/span> in<\/span> Davos,<\/span> Switzerland,<\/span> that<\/span> \u201cwe<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> go<\/span> to<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Turkey.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>He<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> \u201cwe<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> sit<\/span> down<\/span> with<\/span> Turkey<\/span> as<\/span> reasonable<\/span> adults<\/span> and<\/span> resolve<\/span> our<\/span> main<\/span> difference,<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> delimitation<\/span> of<\/span> maritime<\/span> zones<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Aegean<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> Mediterranean.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>FBI<\/span> Director<\/span> Christopher<\/span> Wray<\/span> says<\/span> he’s<\/span> \u201cdeeply<\/span> concerned\u201d<\/span> about<\/span> China’s<\/span> artificial<\/span> intelligence<\/span> program.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Beijing<\/span> has<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> accused<\/span> Washington<\/span> of<\/span> fear-mongering<\/span> about<\/span> its<\/span> intentions<\/span> and<\/span> attacked<\/span> U.S.<\/span> intelligence<\/span> for<\/span> its<\/span> assessments<\/span> of<\/span> China.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> International<\/span> Monetary<\/span> Fund<\/span> had<\/span> strong<\/span> words<\/span> for<\/span> global<\/span> governments<\/span> when<\/span> she<\/span> and<\/span> others<\/span> were<\/span> asked<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> panel<\/span> session<\/span> in<\/span> Davos<\/span> for<\/span> one<\/span> thing<\/span> they<\/span> would<\/span> change<\/span> to<\/span> accelerate<\/span> the<\/span> transition<\/span> to<\/span> net<\/span> zero.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tunisia’s<\/span> prime<\/span> minister<\/span> insists<\/span> her<\/span> country’s<\/span> measure<\/span> concerning<\/span> democracy<\/span> is<\/span> \u201cabsolutely<\/span> not<\/span> in<\/span> danger\u201d<\/span> despite<\/span> paltry<\/span> turnout<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> first<\/span> round<\/span> of<\/span> legislative<\/span> elections<\/span> that<\/span> culminate<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> decisive<\/span> runoff<\/span> in<\/span> 10<\/span> days.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korean<\/span> President<\/span> Yoon<\/span> Suk<\/span> Yeol<\/span> says<\/span> his<\/span> country<\/span> will<\/span> lean<\/span> on<\/span> nuclear<\/span> energy<\/span> to<\/span> accommodated<\/span> its<\/span> climate<\/span> goals<\/span> and<\/span> endorsed<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> industry’s<\/span> push<\/span> to<\/span> sell<\/span> its<\/span> nuclear-power<\/span> technologies<\/span> to<\/span> other<\/span> nations.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Speaking<\/span> Thursday<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> World<\/span> Economic<\/span> Forum’s<\/span> annual<\/span> gathering<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Swiss<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Davos,<\/span> Yoon<\/span> referred<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> goals<\/span> to<\/span> cut<\/span> carbon<\/span> emissions<\/span> to<\/span> zero<\/span> by<\/span> 2050<\/span> by<\/span> expanding<\/span> nuclear<\/span> power<\/span> plants.<\/span> He<\/span> offered<\/span> to<\/span> cooperate<\/span> with<\/span> other<\/span> nations<\/span> that<\/span> need<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> \u201cworld-leading<\/span> nuclear<\/span> power<\/span> plant<\/span> technologies.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Prominent<\/span> climate<\/span> activists<\/span> including<\/span> Greta<\/span> Thunberg<\/span> and<\/span> Vanessa<\/span> Nakate<\/span> are<\/span> condemning<\/span> corporate<\/span> VIPs<\/span> and<\/span> political<\/span> leaders<\/span> in<\/span> Davos,<\/span> Switzerland,<\/span> for<\/span> prioritizing<\/span> short-term<\/span> profits<\/span> from<\/span> fossil<\/span> fuels<\/span> over<\/span> people<\/span> affected<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> climate<\/span> crisis.<\/span> Activists<\/span> Helena<\/span> Guaringa<\/span> and<\/span> Luisa<\/span> Neubauer,<\/span> as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> International<\/span> Energy<\/span> Agency<\/span> Executive<\/span> Director<\/span> Fatih<\/span> Birol,<\/span> participated<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> roundtable<\/span> discussion<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> World<\/span> Economic<\/span> Forum’s<\/span> annual<\/span> meeting<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>European<\/span> leaders<\/span> are<\/span> working<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> to<\/span> subsidize<\/span> US-made<\/span> environmental<\/span> technology,<\/span> but<\/span> say<\/span> dealing<\/span> with<\/span> trade<\/span> tensions<\/span> with<\/span> China<\/span> is<\/span> more<\/span> difficult.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> has<\/span> expressed<\/span> frustration<\/span> that<\/span> some<\/span> Western<\/span> countries<\/span> have<\/span> not<\/span> secured<\/span> enough<\/span> tanks<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> defend<\/span> itself<\/span> against<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ukraine<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> trying<\/span> for<\/span> months<\/span> to<\/span> supply<\/span> heavier<\/span> tanks,<\/span> including<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> Abrams<\/span> and<\/span> German-made<\/span> Leopard<\/span> 2<\/span> tanks,<\/span> but<\/span> Western<\/span> leaders<\/span> have<\/span> treaded<\/span> cautiously.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Britain<\/span> announced<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> send<\/span> Challenger<\/span> 2<\/span> tanks<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> while<\/span> France<\/span> announced<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> send<\/span> her<\/span> AMX-10<\/span> RC<\/span> armored<\/span> fighting<\/span> vehicle,<\/span> called<\/span> “light<\/span> tank”<\/span> in<\/span> French,<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> Poland<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Czech<\/span> Republic<\/span> donated<\/span> Soviet-era<\/span> T-72<\/span> tanks<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Army.<\/span> Poland<\/span> has<\/span> expressed<\/span> a<\/span> willingness<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> a<\/span> company<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> Leopard<\/span> tanks,<\/span> but<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> do<\/span> so<\/span> only<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> larger<\/span> international<\/span> coalition<\/span> of<\/span> tank<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Kyiv.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who attended the breakfast, said, \u201cGet them the tanks, get Volodymyr Zelenskyy whatever he needs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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