Antalya Diplomacy Forum Kicks off
Sudan Events – Agencies
The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) has kicked off in Türkiye’s Mediterranean coastline city of Antalya and will host representatives from 147 countries worldwide under the theme “Elevating Diplomacy Amidst Crises.
Nearly 4,500 participants, including 19 heads of state, 73 ministers, and 57 international representatives are expected to attend the third edition of the forum, which begins on Friday.
The forum will include a wide range of participants, from diplomats and politicians to students, academics, civil society organisations, and the business community.
The forum will cover various topics such as global issues, climate crisis, migration, Islamophobia, trade wars, and artificial intelligence.
More than 50 panels will be held at the forum between March 1 and 3, with multiple exhibitions also being featured.
The Century of Türkiye exhibition, which showcases Türkiye’s vision in the fields of art, energy, defence, and industry, will be opened at the forum.
The forum will also include Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza Children Painters Exhibition, organised by Türkiye’s Presidency of Communications to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Gaza through the perspective of children.
The panel, featuring the presidents of Bulgaria, Kosovo, Somalia, and Djibouti, will discuss advancing and highlighting diplomacy.
The second panel will discuss promoting multilateralism during crises, featuring the presidents of Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, and Congo.
The forum will include regional sessions on Africa, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific, areas of geographical and recent foreign policy significance for Türkiye.
The forum will also discuss the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and security issues, with two panels on Eurasia and the Turkic World.
The “Turkic Council’s institutionalisation and advancement” in the 21st century, as well as enhancing cooperation within the Council, will be discussed at the ministerial level.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, the chairman of the Turkish Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, will also participate.
