Munich, Germany, February 18 (Xinhua) -- The three-day 60th Munich Security Conference (Munich Security Conference) concluded on February 18. The meeting discussed global security issues such as the Ukraine crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the participants still have big differences on many issues, and the dawn of global security is rare.
As in last year, the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains the main topic of this session. In the relevant discussions, the parties concerned were very secretive about the issue of ceasefire and peace talks, and they had no idea how to get out of the deadlock. Unlike last year, rifts have emerged in Western countries, and differences between the United States and Europe have been exposed. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg strongly urged the United States to "fulfill its NATO responsibilities", while Ukraine's Zelensky blamed the recent battlefield losses on the lack of Western military aid.
On the issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, international organizations and people from various countries attending the meeting called intensively for a political solution to the conflict, stressing that only the implementation of the "two-state solution" can promote lasting peace in the Middle East. However, representatives of the United States and a few other countries insisted on justifying the Israeli army's actions in the Gaza Strip.
Recently, many European countries have adjusted their stance from supporting Israel's "right to self-defense" to calling for a ceasefire and ending the war, but EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell is pessimistic about how much role the EU can play in promoting the settlement of the Middle East issue. He said that if the European side wants to play a role in this regard, it must first unify its internal position.
The conference also focused on the security situation in the Balkans, Sudan, the Sahel and other places, as well as topics such as climate change, the pandemic, and artificial intelligence. Many participants reflected on the current international order and called for the establishment of fairer and more effective mechanisms to address the issues of peace, development and security faced by all countries, especially developing countries.
In his closing remarks, Christoph Hoysgen, President of the MUAN, said that no one in today's world can solve security problems alone. The international community must abandon the old way of thinking and work together with an open mind.
Founded in 1963 as the International Defense Conference with a focus on the transatlantic partnership, MUAN has grown into one of the most important annual forums in the field of international strategy and security. (ENDS).