00:00It's an important initiative because it involves a Southeast Asian country, Indonesia,
00:12and by extension the rest of Southeast Asia as well, and Abu Dhabi and the Arab states.
00:18I think there is an awareness worldwide that we live at the time where this sense of common human solidarity
00:27has been progressively weakened as a result of geopolitical calculations and geopolitical manipulation.
00:37And of course, whether it's in the Arab world or whether it's in Southeast Asia,
00:42I think all of us are aware of the fact that human solidarity is something of enormous importance.
00:50All societies, whether developed societies or developing societies today,
00:55are facing the challenge of social cohesion and social resilience.
00:59And this is because the pressures on us, which come in all forms,
01:04whether it's hate campaigns, misinformation, false news, social media,
01:08all of these things are drawing our communities apart.
01:12So at this time, and if you look at this conference, we'll be looking at the role of the media,
01:16we'll be looking at environment and development,
01:19we'll be looking at issues of social justice and economic justice.
01:22These remain the key pressing issues for us today.
01:26And these issues are hugely important, not only for this generation, but for the generation to come.
01:32Because the younger generation will be living in a world which is going to be very much shaped by,
01:38you know, politics that are driven by new drivers such as social media,
01:47which many states are not able to cope with.
01:50So I think it's an important step in the right direction because it allows, you know, Indonesia, for instance,
01:56to showcase to the world the way in which it has dealt with issues of social diversity and complexity and what have you.
02:06And it also, you know, bridges the gap between the Arab states and Southeast Asia.
02:11And I think that's important because in the spirit of common human fraternity and social solidarity,
02:17I think it's important that we also learn from one another.
02:20So I think we need to have more initiatives like this, yeah?
02:23Because this is the time when the different parts of the world need to come together.
02:28Because we are clearly being divided through all kinds of transactional politics.
02:35And I think this is the time where especially developing states in Southeast Asia need to reach out to the world as well.
02:42So I would welcome, you know, initiatives like this.
02:45And I think we need to have more of them.
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