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Summary:  Biden’s team has announced the list of invitees to the U.S. president’s summit on democracy. Who is included—and what does this say about U.S. strategic priorities?

The invitations are out for U.S. President Joe Biden’s democracy summit on December 9–10. Which countries did Biden’s team settle on, and why were they selected?

WHO WAS INVITED?

The current mix of invitees includes liberal democracies, weaker democracies, and several states with authoritarian characteristics (such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Pakistan). Rather than limit participation to a core group of committed democracies, Biden’s team opted for a big tent approach (see table 1 below). The majority of invitees—seventy-seven countries—rank as “free” or fully democratic, according to Freedom House’s 2021 report. Another thirty-one invitees rank as “partly free.” Finally, three countries fall into the “not free” camp (see figure 1).

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Combining Freedom House’s index scores with tallies from the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project yields revealing results. Eight invitees fall exceptionally low on these democracy rankings, raising troubling questions about their invitations: Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Serbia, and Zambia. Four additional invitees prompt serious backsliding concerns due to heightened levels of autocratization or big declines in freedom of expression over the past ten years: Brazil, India, the Philippines, and Poland. (Granted, Freedom House and V-Dem measure country performance for 2020, making data lag an issue—especially for countries experiencing emergent political crises, such as Tunisia, or newly reforming countries, like Zambia)

When it comes to regional representation, Europe leads the world with thirty-nine invitees, followed closely by twenty-seven participating countries from the Western Hemisphere. The Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa also enjoy robust participation with twenty-one and seventeen invitees, respectively (see figure 2). In contrast, the Biden administration extended invites to fewer countries in the Middle East and North Africa and South and Central Asia. In the Middle East, only Iraq and Israel received invitations, while South and Central Asia obtained just four invites (for India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan).

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HOW DID BIDEN’S TEAM DECIDE ON SUMMIT INVITATIONS?

Identifying the participants for such a major diplomatic gathering is a complicated process, and settling on the final summit list was more a product of bureaucratic and interagency sausage making than anything more sublime. What considerations were at play?

First, regional dynamics played a big role. Take the Middle East. Looking strictly at the democracy index numbers, the only two countries that could plausibly make a bid for participation are Israel and Tunisia. Unfortunately, Tunisia is experiencing a slow-motion coup, and the optics of having Israel attend as the sole representative from the Middle East was a nonstarter. In that context, enter Iraq—just democratic enough to score an invite, but nobody’s idea of enlightened leadership.

 
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Steven Feldstein is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where he focuses on issues of democracy, technology, human rights, U.S. foreign policy, and Africa.

Second, broader U.S. strategic interests also mattered. Pakistan, the Philippines, and Ukraine are all flawed democracies with endemic corruption and rule of law abuses. Yet they are important partners of the United States—whether to counterbalance Chinese influence (Philippines), withstand Russian encroachment (Ukraine), or assist with counterterrorism (Pakistan). Undoubtedly, the State Department’s relevant regional bureaus made the case on those grounds.

Finally, something akin to a democratic do-no-harm test played a role in certain cases. For example, the administration’s exclusion of Hungary and Turkey may have been based on Biden’s reluctance to do anything to help the reelection chances of Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán or Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

WHAT DOES THE SUMMIT’S INVITE LIST REVEAL?

If bureaucratic wrangling largely was responsible for deciding which countries made it onto the summit list, what insights, if any, can be gleaned from the invite list?

First, reform-minded leadership helped nudge several borderline countries onto the list. Positive trajectories in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, for example, were enough to overcome their low performance scores (and the earlier-mentioned data lag may be responsible for understating the positive momentum underway in Zambia).

Also, upcoming elections with the potential for big leadership changes were a factor. The Philippines and Kenya face contentious national elections in 2022, and Biden’s team may be hoping that summit engagement can positively reinforce their political transitions. (In the case of Kenya, the country’s significance is also elevated due to ongoing crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.)

Big democracies generally received a pass, notwithstanding troubling reversals on individual rights and freedoms. Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan are experiencing serious democratic backsliding, populist politics, and regular political violence. But they also have large populations, are important regional economies, and exert considerable influence on the international stage.

Conversely, summit organizers also offered special treatment to very small states. Around thirty countries with populations under 1 million were invited to participate. Rather than offer one invitation to a cluster of smaller states (thereby allowing only one leader to speak for a group of small countries), the organizers followed a “one country, one invite” policy. Who was bumped off of the list because of the summit’s decision to include a slew of microstates?

Biden’s team intends for the December summit to be merely the first step in what administration officials are billing as a “year of action.” The real make-or-break moments will occur in the months ahead and revolve around a simple question: can the summit galvanize real reform commitments and reverse fifteen years of democratic decline?

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Biden's Democracy Summit... A Completion Of Obama's Destructive Plan

 


US President Joe Biden's call for a virtual summit on (democracy) on 9th is inseparable And next December 10, about the current US administration's intentions to interfere in the affairs of other countries , considering them as potential targets To bring down the regimes there , especially in our Arab countries , and America is currently leading Europe and the West in general in a war It is open against other global (democracies) , not just against Russia and China.. as if Joe Biden says to the West and Europe: "Let's continue Obama's plans ten years ago in publishing... “Creative chaos” in the Middle East and Arab countries , and the overthrow of political regimes in them!

This is the content of Biden's call to hold the next (democracy) summit , and there are indications that expose these trends The malignant American forces in the Arab region , most notably limiting the invitation in the countries of the (Middle East) to Israel and Iraq Only , and excluding the rest of the other Arab countries from participating in that summit!

Of course, we know the reason why Biden invited Israel to participate in that summit , first because it has support Washington in all fields , military , political and economic , and this is a matter of foreign relations between countries , regardless of its sides , and secondly because Washington considers Israel the only democratic country in the Middle East , ‬ ‭ ‬obakah‭ ‬at‭ ‬arabah‭ ‬bla‭ (‬damqratih‭)! America does not recognize its democracy , starting with Morocco , passing through Egypt to Bahrain! This is because America views the Arab regimes as being without (democracy) ,Consequently, Washington has the right to intervene in these countries to teach them the origins of true American democracy! Even if that calls for American and European intervention to overthrow the Arab regimes in order to establish a Western democracy in them!

Now let us know the form of (democracy) that America wants to export to the Arab countries and peoples , and it has become clear This is from limiting Biden's invitation to Iraq alone to participate in the upcoming (democracy) summit , that is , choosing America For the sectarian democracy that they themselves established in Iraq in 2003 after the US military's occupation of Iraq following the overthrow of the regime Saddam Hussein at that time.

In short, America, the West and Britain want to establish “sectarian democracies” similar to those they created in Iraq. A democracy in which ballot papers are rigged in elections, and sectarian armed militias share parliament seats and form the government! And when Iraq achieved independent elections under the supervision of the United Nations in the last parliamentary elections , The losers of the pro-Iranian seats protested , questioned and challenged those elections , and staged loud and violent demonstrations. In the streets against the election results , they even went further ,And they tried to assassinate Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi by bombing his house with an Iranian-made booby-trapped march , and Iran intervened To preserve balances in the “Shiite House” by the head of the Quds Force, Ismail Qaani , and the result was Overthrowing the victory of the independents despite their small number , and giving their seats to the “Popular Mobilization” group in Parliament! Please them to preserve the unity of the Iraqi Shiite house in the game of sectarian balances!

This is the reality (democracy) that Biden wants to export to Arab countries , a democracy based on corruption Financial, bribery and ballot box fraud! And democracy is at the mercy of the guns, marches, and missiles of sectarian militias , and America tried during Obama’s rule in 2011 to make such sectarian democracy in Bahrain , and then Secretary of State Hillarious Clinton sought Bkl‭ ‬aldgot‭ ‬aldblomaseh‭ ‬walaalamah‭ ‬oualemalah‭ ‬ltosas‭ ‬nzam‭ ‬gm‭ ‬vi‭ ‬searan‭ ‬mmathl‭ ‬lma‭ ‬ho‭ ‬mugod‭ ‬vi‭ ‬alarac ‭, ‬ ‭ What a “sectarian democracy”!

So US President Joe Biden wants to complete the Obama plan to destroy Arab countries , as part of efforts to impose "Map for a New Middle East", which is the division of Arab regimes into small rival states on the basis of sectarian, racial or ethnic , and grants Iran the right to political influence in the Arab region.. this is it Obama's goal, and currently Biden, is to spread distorted democracy in our Arab countries , to interfere in the name of (spreading democracy). To bring down and destroy the Arab regimes and to displace their people as refugees and displaced persons under the tents of barbed wire on the borders of other countries!

This is the goal of the "Democracy Summit" called for by Biden... igniting civil wars at home The Arab , and millions of Arab peoples were killed in the whirlpool of those absurd wars , and there is a “rehearsal” An American industry is currently taking place in Sudan as a model for exporting chaos and violence to the rest of the Arab and African countries.

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In May 2017, the defeated President Trump worked and pressured to arrange and formulate the policies of Islamic countries alongside his extremist international policy in confronting three parties in the world and exercising hostility against them:
1- Iran, 2- Independent countries that plead for their national interests and the aspirations of their peoples who yearn for freedom and democracy, with the people at the forefront of them. The Palestinian Arab, 3- Against the democratic option in the world, and worked to strengthen his alliances and choices with:
1- The Israeli colony, 2- The policies of non-democratic countries, 3- Adopting the policies of the racist American right, and the white man, against nationalities and minorities within the United States, in favor of an authority Wild Capital and its companies.
To achieve these goals, an Islamic summit was held on May 22, 2017, attended by 54 countries and the United States, and came out with recommendations that met what he sought.
Despite the crowd he achieved in the 11/3/2020 elections, and more than 74 million American voters voted for him, but he was defeated by his opponent, Joe Biden, who won the majority of the vote by 76 million people, and the votes of the electoral bloc.
Joe Biden called next month for a virtual summit on December 9-10 with the aim of "renewing democracy" in the world. More than one hundred countries, civil society institutions and representatives of the private sector will respond to his invitation.
President Biden's aspirations aim:
First, to strengthen his local standing to face the upcoming US midterm elections for the US House of Representatives and Senate, in preparation for the US presidential elections 2024.
Secondly, no matter how we express our opposition to the American policy, and our dissatisfaction to the point of dissatisfaction with the American policies towards our Arab region, the American positions have influence and influence politically and economically on the countries of the world, and therefore this conference will have its impact on the global political scene, and this is one of Biden’s motives towards holding this conference.
Third, he pleads to mobilize the European Community, and the countries of the world, to confront China and Russia, and to limit their influence on international politics.
Biden's invitation to hold the World Democratic Summit, despite its importance and the wide participation in it, but it carries narrow options that can be judged in advance on its negative results, through:
First, the call for the Israeli colony, which is controlled by an extremist party, political and ideological coalition, that adopts policies and decisions hostile to human rights, rejecting all United Nations resolutions without exception, and this colony: 1- It occupies the lands of three Arab countries, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, 2- It practices racial discrimination towards Its Palestinian Arab citizens are from the Galilee, the Triangle, the Negev, and the mixed coastal cities. 3- It occupies the lands of the State of Palestine recognized by the United Nations, the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, cultivates foreign settlers on the land of Palestine and makes it expelling its people, violates the sanctities of Islamic and Christian holy places, and imposes a starvation siege on the people of the Gaza Strip. Gaza, 4- It rejects the return of the Palestinian refugees who expelled and displaced them in 1948, and practiced ethnic cleansing against them according to Israeli documents revealed by Israeli historians, such as Alan Pappe in his documentary book “Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine” and others.
Secondly, to invite Iraq only from among the Arab countries, and not to invite countries whose people beg their people to enhance the characteristics, specifications and options of the ballot boxes and which need support and backing, especially the Arab North African countries, and Iraq is not a typical option to grant it the membership status of this optional conference alone.

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UPDATE 

 

US to Host Summit for Democracy Amid Questions About Its Own

WHITE HOUSE — 

On Dec. 9-10, U.S. President Joe Biden will host a virtual Summit for Democracy that will bring together world leaders, civil society and the private sector to "set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today through collective action."

The summit is part of Biden's campaign pledge to strengthen democracy around the world at a time when autocratic governments are on the rise.

Here's what we know about the event.

What is the goal?

The summit's goals are to strengthen democracy, defend against authoritarianism, address corruption and promote human rights.

According to the Biden administration, leaders will be encouraged to announce "specific actions and commitments to meaningful internal reforms" in line with those goals.

It's unclear how many attendees' commitments will translate into action. While their pledges will not be legally binding, governments will still need their constituents' support and resources to turn them into something beyond lip service.

"If you look at the agenda, it's really abstract," said Stacie Goddard, the Mildred Lane Kemper professor of political science at Wellesley College. Goddard told VOA she wants to see a more practical approach, such as working groups on election security.

Steven Feldstein, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the meeting “shows a pretty significant break from the [former U.S. President Donald] Trump administration, so that's important. And I think the kind of subsequent ‘year of action’ that the Biden administration has announced will really be the proof of concept.”

Christopher Walker, vice president for studies and analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy, struck a similar chord.

"The mobilization and the awareness raising and the focusing of the collective mind on these important democracy issues has already been a very salutary step taken by the administration," he said.

Walker said part of the summit's goal is to implement cooperation between governments and civil society, including on issues such as transnational corruption.

An early result may be more targeted actions by a smaller group of countries. In a briefing to reporters Thursday, senior administration officials said they were set to disclose a list of countries that had pledged to work together to curb exports of technology that could be used by repressive governments and others to violate human rights.

The administration said there would be follow up consultations in the so-called "year of action." Biden will host an in-person summit in approximately a year to "take stock of the progress made and forge a common path ahead."

Who is coming?

More than 100 countries have been invited, including liberal democracies, weaker democracies and even several states with authoritarian characteristics.

According to Freedom House's Democracy Index, 77 invited countries rank as "free" or fully democratic; 31, "partly free"; and three, "not free."

"There's a very large tent in terms of how the Biden administration chose to organize the summit," Feldstein told VOA. He pointed to the three of those invited categorized as "not free" by Freedom House: Iraq, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

FILE - A member of the Asayish stands guard near the building of the Coalition for Democracy and Justice, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq, May 13, 2018.
FILE - A member of the Asayish stands guard near the building of the Coalition for Democracy and Justice, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq, May 13, 2018.

The guest list has raised questions — for example, why certain countries were invited and not others. Bosnia-Herzegovina, which scored 53 in Freedom House's index, was not invited, but Kosovo, score 54, was invited alongside the nine other Balkan countries. Pakistan, which had a score of 37, made the list, while Sri Lanka, score 56, did not.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told VOA that an invitation does not mean a U.S. stamp of approval.

"Every democracy is a work in progress. And it doesn't mean that we are giving the opposite of a stamp of approval or a negative stamp to people who are not invited. This is just meant to be — to include and invite a diverse set of voices, countries who can speak to our global effort to protect democracy," Psaki said.

Several factors play a role in determining the guest lists, Feldstein said, such as regional dynamics and U.S. strategic interests, including using the summit to encourage a country's movement toward democracy.

The administration is also inviting very small states. Around 30 countries with populations under 1 million will be attending.

Is it meant to rally the world against Russia and China?

While the summit is not solely about rallying the world against Russia and China, it is an opportunity for Biden to mobilize support against what he sees as increasing Russian and Chinese authoritarian influence, Goddard said.

"It's a soft version of 'you're with us or you're against us,'" she said. "Bringing together democracies is in many ways is a strategy that's designed to draw a line between the United States and its allies and Russia and China and really try to call on those states to choose a little bit."

FILE - Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan, center, holds placards as he arrives at a court in Hong Kong, April 1, 2021.
FILE - Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan, center, holds placards as he arrives at a court in Hong Kong, April 1, 2021.

Taiwan's invitation is a particular source of frustration to China, which considers the self-governing island a breakaway province.

In November, two ambassadors to the United States, Anatoly Antonov of Russia and Qin Gang of China published a rare joint opinion article assailing the summit as "an evident product of its Cold-War mentality" that would "stoke up ideological confrontation and a rift in the world, creating new 'dividing lines.'"

Responding to criticism that the summit is divisive and making states that have deep ties with China — such as South Korea and Germany — uncomfortable, Psaki said the United States will always continue working to strengthen democracy around the world.

"That's nothing we're going to apologize for," she said.

Doesn't the U.S. have its own issues with democracy?

For the first time, the U.S. was labeled a "backsliding democracy" in the 2021 report released in November by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

The European think tank moved the U.S. down on the democratic scale, noting that the historic turning point came when Trump baselessly questioned the results of the 2020 elections, which culminated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 by supporters of the former president.

FILE - Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
FILE - Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

Similar pessimism on American democracy is reflected in a new poll by the Harvard University Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. According to the poll, 52% of young people in the U.S. believe that the country's democracy is either "in trouble" or "failed." Only 7% said that it is "healthy."

Some have questioned whether the U.S. has moral standing to host the summit.

"The U.S. record of democracy is anything but glorious. The storming of the Capitol is still fresh in everybody's memory," said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng.

The administration says it is precisely the ability to acknowledge imperfections and confront them transparently — a strength which is unique to democracies — that the summit is meant to showcase.

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With the participation of Iraq.. Biden Summit for Democracy begins today, with the attendance of 100 countries
  
{International: Al Furat News} The US administration is preparing, today, Thursday, to host the first video conference on democracy, by inviting 100 countries around the world, including Iraq, to attend this conference; This is an affirmation of the American message of placing democracy and human rights among the priorities of President Joe Biden's foreign administration, which was what he had promised during the 2020 presidential election period.

On the eve of the conference, chaired by President Biden, Under Secretary of State for Civil Security, Democracy and Human Rights Ezra Zia outlined the details of the conference and the Biden administration's human rights agenda around the world, especially the Middle East.

Ezra Zia, one of the most senior officials in the US State Department, justified the holding of this conference by fulfilling President Biden's pledges to promote democracy and human rights "at the heart of US foreign policy," stressing that "this policy will be followed in all countries of the world, and certainly" The Middle East is no exception,” stressing that “the world’s most pressing challenges must be faced,” and democracies cooperate to learn together and “stand together.”

Zia identified three main themes around the summit: first, confronting authoritarianism around the world; Second, raising the level of anti-corruption; And finally, promoting respect for human rights at home and abroad, adding, “While this will be a gathering of government leaders from over 100 countries, this is also a very important opportunity for civil society and the private sector, to join in what we hope will be a truly global and multilateral effort.”

When asked about the popular protests in the Arab region against corruption and repression against civilians in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, the US official said, "Popular movements and protests in the Middle East demand a better future, and in many cases, protesters express their opposition to corruption and the suppression of basic rights or even the lack of Opportunities, and this is their right,” stressing that “the United States remains absolutely committed and involved in the region and in all cases, whether it is Lebanon, Sudan, Iraq, Syria, and others.”

"We have a common agenda, we want to promote respect for human rights, we want to advocate against corruption at home and abroad, we want to work together to address the setbacks facing democracies, internally or externally in the long term, and we want to involve all countries that show a real willingness to make commitments that support The goals of the summit; therefore, we certainly welcome the participation of Iraq and Israel, and we look forward to sharing the results of the summit with the region and the world, and we aspire to hold an attendance summit with President Biden next year.”

She stressed that among the administration's priorities are supporting free, independent media and a free press, protecting democratic reformers, promoting free and fair elections around the world, supporting innovation "and what we call technology for democracy, and technological developments that help affirm and strengthen the human being," as well as emphasizing rights and integration. and democratic standards.

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Baghdad/National News Center

Today, Thursday, the US administration is preparing to host the first video conference on democracy, by inviting 100 countries around the world, including Iraq, to attend this conference; This is an affirmation of the American mission to place democracy and human rights among the priorities of President Joe Biden’s foreign administration, which was what he had promised during the 2020 presidential election period.
On the eve of the conference, which President Biden chairs, the Under Secretary of State for Civil Security, Democracy and Human Rights Ezra Zia outlined the details The conference and the agenda of the Biden administration for human rights around the world, especially the Middle East.

Ezra Zia, one of the most senior officials in the US State Department, justified the holding of this conference by fulfilling President Biden's pledges to promote democracy and human rights "at the heart of US foreign policy," stressing that "this policy will be followed in all countries of the world, and certainly "the The Middle East is no exception,” stressing that “the world’s most pressing challenges” must be faced, and democracies cooperate to learn together and “stand together.”

Zia identified three main themes around the summit: first, confronting authoritarianism around the world; Second, raising the level of anti-corruption; And finally, promoting respect for human rights at home and abroad, adding, “While this will be a gathering of government leaders from over 100 countries, this is also a very important opportunity for civil society and the private sector, to join in what we hope will truly be a global and multilateral effort.”

When asked about the popular protests in the Arab region against corruption and repression against civilians in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, the American official said, “Popular movements and protests in the Middle East demand a better future, and in many cases, protesters express their opposition to corruption and the suppression of basic rights or even the lack of Opportunities, and this is their right,” stressing that “the United States remains absolutely committed and involved in the region and in all cases, whether it is Lebanon, Sudan, Iraq, Syria, and others.”

We have a common agenda, we want to promote respect for human rights, we want to advocate against corruption at home and abroad, we want to work together to address the setbacks facing democracies, internally or externally in the long term, and we want to involve all countries that show a real willingness to make commitments that support Summit objectives; Therefore, we certainly welcome the participation of Iraq and Israel, and we look forward to sharing the results of the summit with the region and the world, and we aspire to hold an attendance summit with President Biden next year.”

She stressed that among the administration’s priorities are supporting free, independent media and a free press, protecting democratic reformers, promoting free and fair elections around the world, supporting innovation “and what we call technology for democracy, and technological developments that help affirm and strengthen the human being,” as well as emphasizing rights and integration. and democratic standards. No

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Global political theater... at its heart is cementing global totalitarian rule. “ Democracy “ Summit-:bs:.....worst of it is making every attempt to install the UN as the global governing body-thus putting the richest families on the planet and all the financial/economic ( which is pert near everything ) institutions they control driving the Biggest Dang Bus on the whole Dang Planet.

 
Y’all think the prices on EVERYTHING are high now, watch what happens “ in the coming years “ when these thieving scheming monsters begin squeezing the global population like a grape. 


 

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Al-Kazemi calls on summit leaders to develop a broader perspective on democracy that is linked to joint international action
 

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{Iraq: Al Furat News} Today, Thursday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi participated in the opening of the Leaders Summit for Democracy, which was held via closed-circuit television.


. In the government statement, {Al-Furat News} received a copy of it, “Al-Kazemi reviewed in a speech Iraq’s position and its approach that adheres to democracy as an ideal means to achieve good governance, while The work of the summit witnessed a discussion of the democratic reality at the world level, and a number of special issues in this regard, and ways to strengthen the mechanisms of democratic governance.
He added, "The summit also witnessed an exchange of views between the participating leaders, and a review of the most important challenges facing the civilized world and ways to address them."
In his speech, Al-Kazemi stressed that "the emerging democracy in Iraq faced the challenge of the brutal terrorism that tried to impose its will, but the Iraqi people defeated the terrorism of ISIS and others militarily and morally, without neglecting the idea of democracy."
Al-Kadhimi called on the leaders of the summit to "develop a broader perspective on democracy that is associated with joint international action, and includes support for sustainable development in developing countries in particular."
The summit opened today via closed circuit television, hosted by US President Joe Biden, with the participation of leaders and representatives of more than one hundred countries, and the full recording of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's speech will be published by the organizers tomorrow.

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Baghdad-ALSharqiya December 10: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi participated in the Leaders Summit for Democracy, which was held via closed circuit television at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.

Al-Kazemi gave a speech in which he reviewed Iraq's position and its approach to democracy as an ideal means to achieve good governance.

The summit witnessed an exchange of views between the participating leaders, and a review of the most important challenges facing the civilized world and ways to address them. Al-Kazemi stressed that the emerging democracy in Iraq faced the challenge of terrorism, which tried to impose its will, but the people defeated ISIS militarily and morally, without neglecting the idea of democracy.

Al-Kadhimi called on the leaders of the summit to develop a broader perspective on democracy that is associated with joint international action and focus on sustainable development in developing countries in particular.

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 Joe Biden hosts ‘Summit for Democracy’ with world leaders
9,392 viewStreamed live on Dec 9, 2021

 


The Independent

US President Joe Biden is convening the first-ever White House Summit for Democracy with countries around the world invited to take part in a discussion of how to reverse the “recession” of democratic values that’s been a trend in recent years.

The two-day virtual summit has been billed as an opportunity for leaders and civil society experts from over 100 countries to collaborate on fighting corruption and promoting respect for human rights

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In his speech at the opening of the Leaders Summit for Democracy, sponsored by US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi reviewed Iraq's position and its approach to democracy as an ideal means to achieve good governance.
Al-Kazemi said: "The emerging democracy in Iraq faced the challenge of the brutal terrorism that tried to impose its will, but the Iraqi people defeated the terrorism of ISIS and others militarily and morally, without giving up the idea of 
democracy".
The leaders of the summit called for "the development of a broader perspective of democracy associated with joint international action, and includes support for sustainable development in developing countries in particular."
The summit opened yesterday, Thursday, via closed-circuit television, hosted by US President Joe Biden, with the participation of leaders and representatives of more than 100 countries. 
The work of the summit witnessed a discussion of the democratic reality at the world level, as well as a number of issues in this regard, and ways to strengthen democratic governance mechanisms.
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Blinken: America is now stronger internally and externally

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Lincoln said Washington's alliances are getting stronger

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that "the United States is stronger internally and externally on various fronts than it was 11 months ago," adding that the country "will continue to compete while upholding values and rights."

During a press conference held on the achievements and challenges of US diplomacy in 2021, Blinken announced “an additional $580 million in assistance to confront the mutant Omicron from the Corona virus.”

He added that the United States has donated more vaccine doses than the whole world, and stressed the eradication of the pandemic is at the top of the agenda for the year 2022 for the American administration.

Blinken stressed that “the eradication of the pandemic is at the top of the 2022 agenda.”

Blinken pledged to continue humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan, adding that his country had succeeded in evacuating 120,000 people from there.

He also pledged to "restore American leadership to the climate crisis."

"We have stronger alliances than we had last year," Blinken emphasized.

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