Among those present was US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who assured Europeans today that the United States of America under President Donald Trump remains an ally and friend of the old continent.
The tone of this year’s gathering was set by the organizers’ annual report last week, which accused Trump of undermining the prosperous international order established after World War II with his “destructive policies.”
In addition to European security and the future of transatlantic relations, the main topics include competing visions of the global order, the role of China, and regional conflicts, especially the war in Ukraine.
“The US and Europe belong to each other,” Rubio said at the Munich Security Conference. “The USA does not want separation, but the renewal of old friendship,” he said.
His speech was met with prolonged applause from the assembled political and military officials and was a relief of sorts for European allies worried about the future of transatlantic ties as Trump pursues an “America First” policy.
Protests aimed at pointing out the state of human rights in Iran should gather a large number of people in Munich on Saturday, and will be held on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the organizers announced.
A group called the Munich Circle has signed up 100,000 participants for a protest against hardline Iranian clerical leaders, which is scheduled to begin at 12 noon in the Bavarian capital.
The rally is called “Human Rights and Freedom for Iran: International Solidarity with the Iranian People”.
The organizers stated that the date of the protest was deliberately chosen, considering that political and military decision-makers from all over the world will be present in the city.
(Vijesti.ba)
