BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16. The European Union should adopt a more strategic approach, Secretary General of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Lazăr Comănescu said during the panel session on "Regional Perspectives: The European Union and its Neighbors" within the framework of the XI Global Baku Forum, Trend reports.
"The credibility of the European Union depends on one issue: how it behaves towards its neighbors. The European Union should pursue a more correct policy towards the Middle East.
First and foremost, we ought to be united. Cooperation across borders ought to be promoted. The European Union ought to take the initiative in this area," Comănescu added.
To note, the XI Global Baku Forum is attended by representatives of many countries as well as prestigious international organizations: more than 350 guests from over 70 countries.
The forum, which will last until March 16, will host global discussions on the results of COP28 and preparations for COP29, will consider factors that pose threats to the new world order, as well as issues of security and prospects for peace, building stability in a fractured world, its impact on the global world, will discuss ways to address the challenges facing humanity, will touch upon conflicts and mega-threats shaking the world, including climate, food and nuclear security.
At the same time, there will be discussions on the role of military and economic alliances in global governance, regional perspectives, the European Union and its relations with its neighbors, youth policy, ways to build resilience to global challenges, inequality, natural resource scarcity and migration issues, artificial intelligence, and new security paradigms in the age of drones and cyberweapons.
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