Message from Former President of the Kyrgyz Republic

Forums like Global Young Leaders are essential to introduce and discuss fresh new ideas for the resolution of these acute problems. Here, young people meet each other, listen to the positions of different countries, and better and more deeply begin to understand that there is only one path for human development in the face of global challenges like climate change, aggressive wars and conflicts: partnership and cooperation; meager peace rather than war; and fair development of peoples and nations based on international law and mutual respect.

We all live on the same planet Earth, in the same global village!

I believe that the Forum of young people in Beijing will allow participants to better know China and will open the door to the hearts of Chinese youth so that we, too, the neighbors and partners of China, will continue to actively strengthen mutual understanding and trust between our peoples and governments, beginning with the young generations of these countries.

What a profound, remarkable initiative! There are not enough of these forums and gatherings during such disquieting times. I wish your forum many years and fruitful work!

Roza Otunbayeva