More than 1,500 delegates from 126 countries and international organisations, including many female leaders converged in St. Petersburg, Russia for the 4th Eurasian Women’s Forum(Sept.18-20).
Deliberations were guided by the theme “Women for strengthening trust and global cooperation.”
The forum, which concludes today, featured about 100 meetings and discussions, focusing on topics such as the role of women in shaping the agenda for peace and trust; women in the new economic era: technology and innovation; women for a healthy and happy society; women for a clean planet and food security; and women in preserving traditions and diversification.
Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko condemned the September 18 detonations of communication devices in Lebanon a wide-scale terrorist cyberattack.
“We could not have avoided the ongoing escalation in the Middle East at our international forum; we could not have avoided mentioning our concerns over the missile strike at Lebanon and, of course, we could not have failed to condemn the wide-scale terrorist cyberattack using household communication devices, carried out on Lebanese streets – a heinous, indiscriminate attack that harmed thousands of innocent people, including children,” Matviyenko said at the 4th Eurasian Women’s Forum.
Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân the Vice President of Vietnam highlighted that women, as ambassadors of peace and compassion, should be placed at the centre and granted greater authority in efforts to promote dialogue, build trust, and enhance cooperation to create a peaceful, happy, and prosperous world.
