Climate change concerns not limited to young people, says Sri Lanka's ex-PM Ranil Wickremesinghe at WION Global Summit
WION Global Summit in Dubai
Maldivian Defence Minister speaking during the fourth session of the WION Global Summit in Dubai said that although there is an erosion in democratic norms across the world, there is hope since democracy offers a system that is "transparent and accountable".
WION Global Summit: As it happened
The agenda of the session named Global thinkers Forum was on growth, connectivity and foreign policy and ways to engage youth in global governance.
The panellists in the fourth and final session of the summit included Her Excellency Dr.Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, former president club de Madrid and the first female president of Latvia, Her Excellency Mariya Didi, defence minister of Maldives, Ranil Wickremesinghe, ex-PM of Sri Lanka and David Steward, ex-ambassador to UN.
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Latvia's first female president Vaira Vike-Freiberga said that automation is rapidly changing global landscape while adding that social media has a great deal of influence on protests across the world.
"Climate change concerns are not limited to young people. It is a concern for everyone," former Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said during the session.
On relations with China, Wickremesinghe said that his country has friendly relations with China but Sri Lanka and India share the same heritage.
"Our governments will ensure that what we do is not a security threat to each other," Ranil Wickremesinghe added.
On the importance of democracy, Dave Steward, former ambassador to UN said: "In a democracy, power is in the hands of people, and the quality of democracy depends on the degree of education, responsibility and commitment".