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| Doha Forum: Euro-Arab Dialogue Key to New World Order |  | | Saudi News Today - 5/9/2011 | | Dialogue between Europe and the Arab worlds, approaching democracy as a process and not ideology would catalyze the global quest towards achieving a new world order based on peace, stability, security and sustainable economic progress, eminent speakers told the 11th Doha Forum and the conference on ‘Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future'.
Prominent speakers urged adopting the fundamentals of democracy and stressed its link to economic and social justice, human rights, education, self-determination, reforms and strategic international co-operation during the opening session titled Insights on the World Political Scene and the Transformations in the Middle East'.
In this address to the conference comprising leaders, policy-makers and experts from over 80 countries, Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said, "We need a profound dialogue between Europe and the Arab world."
Besides holding focused discussions "we need to learn from the European experience" in the transformations going on in the region, said Bildt and mentioned the rise of Asia and a "confident Africa" and Mercosur.
Stressing the need for co-operation and a common agenda, Portugal's Foreign Minister Luis Amado said, "The challenge is how we can work together, otherwise we all will fall into an abyss together. How can we stabilize the region if cannot stabilise the relationship between Europe and Arab? That is why the Doha initiative is so important."
Developing a common agenda for the future between the representative bodies is imperative because of the complexities of the pressing issues, he said and warned that "time is running out considering the deep transformation going on in the world".
America's prominent voice in civil rights activism Rev Jesse Jackson said, "Superficial change is not enough, change should be deep down and institutional." |
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