US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the second edition of the “Democracy Summit” will be held on March 29 and 30, 2023, an international meeting initiated by his administration. He will hold debates with the leaders of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia, which according to the White House “demonstrates the universal desire for an accountable, transparent and rights-respecting governance regime“.
“This meeting will show how democracies benefit their citizens and how they are best equipped to respond to the most pressing global challenges.“The five co-organizing countries announce in a joint press release, which represents the speech dear to the American president.
first edition ofSummit for Democracyheld in December 2021 in practice and drew harsh criticism from China and Russia, which were not among the more than 100 countries invited. Beijing was particularly upset by Taiwan’s invitation to this diplomatic meeting.
Democracy versus authoritarian rule
The White House assures that, since the first edition, the governments concerned have adopted “important decisions to build a more resilient democracy, fight corruption and protect human rights.»
The participants of this first summit also “worked together to counter acts of authoritarian aggression, including Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine“, the American executive thinks. Joe Biden constantly repeats that the world, in his opinion, is “turning”, worked with the lure of authoritarianism that threatens ailing democracies.
Source: Le Figaro
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