00:00В этом году в год с конфликт и днем на global поведение,
00:05Стоя Форум обратил с нашим форумом,
00:08диалог, медиация и межимым стабильным.
00:12И в этом году, в большинстве страны,
00:14в Европе и с Европейской Форумом,
00:16во время того, что стремится в связи с Гулф Кооперационной Центрой.
00:20Продолжение следует...
00:50...almost the 20% of the global economy, almost the 18% of the global trade.
00:56So we have a huge potential, so it means even that we can reach a huge leverage together,
01:01a joint leverage for dealing all over the world and for working in the direction of more peace and more prosperity.
01:09Peace and stability remain top of mind, especially for Syria.
01:14It's been one year since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad's government,
01:18a moment that unfolded during the 2024 Doha Forum.
01:22Now, one year later, Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Shara, is on the forum's center stage.
01:29Not only Doha Forum, but the state of Qatar always promotes for dialogue and for peace process.
01:37Always welcome the outcome of what happened during sessions.
01:42And Doha Forum always open for diverse voices and discussing the pressing issues around the world,
01:51aiming for good results out of those sessions.
01:54The Doha Forum, in particular, has been a place that convenes thought leaders and political figures
02:04and people working on humanitarian assistance.
02:08You saw last year this forum happened at the same time that the regime fell in Syria and everyone was here.
02:14The seeds of how you move forward in Syria happened here because everyone was at this forum.
02:20Still, experts say there's plenty of work left to be done.
02:24There is an incredible hunger for transition, for human rights protection, for truth on the part of the Syrian people.
02:35And there are changes, there is absolutely no doubt that this is not the same country as a year ago.
02:45For a start, we were there.
02:47And Amnesty has never been able to legally enter Syria until the fall of the Assad regime.
02:54Each year, the Doha Forum brings together heads of state, thought leaders and experts to tackle the world's biggest problems.
03:00As the growing divide widens between the global north and south, this year's gathering seems more essential than ever.
03:08It's a real credit, I think, to Doha bringing together so many also disparate and different voices to come together
03:17and discuss the difficult issues of our day, just like my panel.
03:22And coming from the European space, I noticed some of the debates about, for example, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
03:29the conflict there and the solution for that conflict, and the conflict in Ukraine,
03:34things which are very close to my heart because they were within the jurisdiction of the court I sat on.
03:39So it's an amazing forum and it's a real privilege to be here.
03:46A privilege is also how Mexican architect Frida Escobedo describes being selected
03:52to design Qatar's new Ministry of Foreign Affairs building,
03:56located at the former General Post Office, just steps away from the forum.
04:00The idea was to think about all of the elements that are already present in the GPO that have a heritage.
04:09So the idea of repetition, modularity, the idea of protection from the sun and from the weather conditions
04:18was a source of inspiration, but we were also thinking how to bring it into new life
04:24and also thinking about, like, what are these elements that continue to work
04:28and continue to be very relevant for the building to be not only something that Qatar people can feel related to
04:35and proud of, but also that work very well environmentally.
04:38And much like Escobedo's vision of breathing new life into a familiar space,
04:43this year's Doha Forum theme, Justice in Action, Beyond Promises, to Progress, carries a similar hope.
04:51Ideas are a start, but it takes real effort and intention to turn them into meaningful change.
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