“Antalya Diplomacy Forum has become a shared platform for global wisdom and conscience”
Speaking at the opening of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, President Erdoğan said: “Five years ago, we set out with the goal of establishing a global platform to take the pulse of diplomacy. Today, we see that the Antalya Diplomacy Forum has become a shared platform for global wisdom, conscience, and, above all, hope for the future.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held with the theme “Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties.” President Erdoğan delivered a speech at the event.
Voicing his hope that the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum may lead to auspicious results, President Erdoğan said: “As Türkiye, we do not limit the Antalya Diplomacy Forum to the confines of the concept of diplomatic engagement. We consider this organization as a platform for in-depth discussions on where the world is headed, the values around which humanity can unite, and what new areas of interaction might emerge.”
Underscoring that diplomacy today is no longer merely a forum for negotiating issues, disputes, and interests, President Erdoğan said: “Diplomacy also represents a forum for discussing what principles that will shape humanity’s shared future. Five years ago, we set out with the goal of establishing a global platform to take the pulse of diplomacy. Today, we see that the Antalya Diplomacy Forum has become a shared platform for global wisdom, conscience, and, above all, hope for the future. I believe that the discussions that will take place over the course of three days under the theme of ‘Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties’ will further highlight this distinctive and special aspect of the forum.”
“To explain the upheavals currently taking place in the international system solely in terms of shifts in the balance of power would lead us away from the essence of the matter,” President Erdoğan said. “Yes, the balance of power is changing. Yes, new actors are rising. Yes, competition is escalating, intensifying, and becoming more destructive. However, none of this changes the fact that we are faced with a far more severe rupture. Today, the world is experiencing not only a crisis of power but also a crisis of direction. At this point, it is clear that we are at a serious and dangerous threshold. The system purported to be rules-based remains silent where rules are violated, while the mechanisms tasked with protecting human rights and global security remain ineffective—and often indifferent—in the face of the most severe attacks.”
