Finland President meets CA, seeks Global South's proactive roles in major global affairs
Finland President Alexander Stubb during a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged the countries in the "Global South" to take more proactive roles in major international affairs.
He held the meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss on Tuesday.
During the meeting, they discussed key global issues, including the inauguration of Donald Trump as the new US president, the Russia-Ukraine war, the increasing role of the Global South in geopolitical issues, and the Rohingya crisis.
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"We need a rules-based world," the Finnish president said.
The Finnish politician has been Finland's 13th and current president since 2024. He previously served as prime minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015.
Dr Yunus also briefed the Finnish president about the reform initiatives his interim government undertook. "I wish you all the best," Stubb said.
The chief adviser highlighted the mammoth banking sector looting and plunder committed by Sheikh Hasina's "dictatorship."
He said some 17 billion dollars were robbed from the banks.
Dr Yunus said his government would hold a major international meeting on the Rohingya crisis to firmly bring the plight of the refugees back into the global discussion.
The chief adviser on Tuesday also met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
He held a separate meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the sidelines Forum.
Dr Yunus arrived here on Tuesday afternoon to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos where he engaged extensively with global leaders since his arrival.
Earlier, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam received the chief adviser at the Zurich International Airport upon his arrival.
Dr Yunus and his delegation members arrived at the Zurich International Airport at 12:27pm (Zurich time) on an Emirates flight.
Chief Adviser's Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi, Principal Coordinator on SDGs Affairs (Senior Secretary) Lamiya Morshed, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam and Secretary (West) M Riaz Hamidullah, among others, are accompanying Dr Yunus.
The annual meeting of 2025 brought global leaders to address key global and regional challenges.
These include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth to improve living standards, and stewarding just and inclusive energy transition.
This year's meeting convened under the theme 'Collaboration for the Intelligent Age' and the programme will be oriented around five distinct but highly interconnected thematic priorities:
The meeting brings together nearly 3,000 leaders from over 130 countries, and 350 governmental leaders, including 60 heads of state and governments, from all key regions.
