This afternoon, the 2-day 19th Bled Strategic Forum (BSF), the largest foreign policy event in the Republic of Slovenia, will conclude at Bled. This year, the forum is held under the title “A World of Parallel Realities”. As Slovenia takes on the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council, this edition of the forum has highlighted the most notable conflicts in the global context, focusing on the pursuit of stability amidst global chaos. The opening addresses were delivered by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres - alongside the host, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, and the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar. The opening session was followed by a "Leaders' Panel", where perspectives and insights were shared by the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Robert Golob, the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Serbia, Miloš Vučević, and the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković (in the photo with the President of VZMD, Kristjan Verbič). In addition to the highest representatives of the Republic of Slovenia, this year's event was attended by numerous top representatives of countries, international institutions, and businesses.
Among the prominent participants at this year's forum were also the President of the Non-Governmental Anti-Corruption Foundation in Russia and the wife of the late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya; the co-founder of the Free Russia Forum and multiple world chess champion, Garry Kasparov; the advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister, Amal Jadou; and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, Tzipi Livni.
At the invitation of the organizers, the President of VZMD also traditionally attended the forum, taking the opportunity for numerous meetings, encounters, and discussions as part of VZMD's efforts, as well as their international business-investor programs: Invest to Slovenia (investo.si) and International Investors` Network (investo.international). VZMD has been actively participating in the BSF since 2012 – VIDEO from 2022: https://youtu.be/nI2xR4DjQfI and 2021: https://youtu.be/dkV0J8etk_Y.
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