Antalya Diplomacy Forum has started
The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF), which is also being attended by President Ersin Tatar, has started.
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The President is being accompanied by First Lady Sibel Tatar and officials of the Presidency. The ADF is being held under the auspices of H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye. Organised by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the event has brought together Heads of States and Governments, Ministers, policy makers, diplomats, business leaders, academics, media and representatives of think tanks and youth organisations from Türkiye and around the world.
The inauguration of the ADF was held at NEST Congress Centre in the Belek Tourism Region where the forum is being held -- of which Anatolian News Agency (AA) is the "Global Communication Partner".
This year, the inauguration of the ADF themed "Recoding Diplomacy” was attended by President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his wife Emine Erdoğan, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Mustafa Şentop, Vice President Fuat Oktay and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, as well as 17 heads of state and government, including President Tatar. Participants from 75 countries, including 80 ministers and 39 international organisation representatives are participating in the forum.
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addressed the forum through a video conference call.
Speeches at the opening were translated into six languages: Turkish, English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.