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Published on 2024-03-02 02:45:00
President Andry Rajoelina during the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, yesterday.
The third edition of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey started yesterday.
An event in which a Malagasy delegation led by the President of the Republic is participating.
Defending the government’s position on the importance of autonomy for developing countries.
This is the guiding principle of the Malagasy delegation participating in the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey, according to a press release from the presidency.
Leading the Malagasy delegation, Andry Rajoelina, President of the Republic, attended the opening ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum yesterday.
A ceremony under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey. It took place at the Nest Convention Center in Antalya.
Eighteen other heads of state, seventy-three foreign ministers, and four thousand participants are also present in the Turkish city for the three days of the Forum.
“Promoting diplomacy in times of crisis” is the overall theme of the Antalya meeting.
This 3rd edition of the Forum aims to address head-on and identify transversal and global solutions to the challenges of the 21st century.
Armed conflicts, climate change, the fight against terrorism, and the defense of human rights are among the topics that will be discussed, according to the presidential institution’s press release.
The letter also mentions reducing social and economic disparities, forced migration, and racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination.
Having a say Asserting itself more and more as one of the main emerging economic powers, Turkey also positions itself as a major diplomatic player on the global stage.
It is the third nation with the largest diplomatic network in the world. Turkey asserted this diplomatic status when the Antalya Forum was the scene of a meeting between Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dmytro Kuleba, his Ukrainian counterpart, on March 10, 2022.
These are the first high-level talks between Russia and Ukraine since the conflict began on February 26, 2022.
Participation in the Antalya Forum is an opportunity to represent Madagascar’s voice in debates that may have a global impact.
To have a say in discussions on potential global initiatives.
Especially since Andry Rajoelina is one of the heads of state specially invited to this 2024 edition. “Strengthening diplomatic relations between nations, beyond borders, to restore global security and stability” is one of the objectives of the three days of exchanges, debates, and deliberations.
Like the rest of the world, Madagascar is directly affected by the consequences of global crises.
There was the health crisis, to which the war in Ukraine has been added.
Now, there is the armed conflict in Gaza, with consequences on regional security that disrupt the circulation of commercial ships.
Detours made by freight boats result in additional costs that impact prices and cause inflation.
The effects of climate change are not left out.
The Malagasy delegation also plans to take advantage of these three days in Turkey to conduct an economic roadshow.
Bilateral meetings are on the agenda, particularly with investors who can boost the public works and infrastructure sector.
Garry Fabrice Ranaivoson
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