Christoph Heusgen closed on Sunday the 61st edition of the Munich safety Conference. He so besides ended his word as president of this event, which began in 2022.
The Munich safety Conference is over.
"Thanks to Ewald von Kleist, the Munich conference was born as a transatlantic conference, but after the speech of Vice president Vance we fear that our common values are no longer so common," Heusgen said.
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The German diplomat with a broken voice thanked European leaders, especially the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensk, for speaking on Europe's safety and future. At the end of the speech, the president shed a fewer tears, and the others rewarded him with applause.
– I'm very grateful to everyone. European politicianswho have spoken and confirmed the values and principles they defend. No 1 has done better than president Zelenski. Final conclusions are difficult," he said.
J.D. Vance criticises Europe
Speech J.D.Vance, About which Heusgen spoke, the worldwide media echoed. The US Vice president criticised Europe for allegedly suppressing freedom of speech and deficiency of democracy. He added that the biggest threat to Europe is the disintegration of its conventional values.
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– The threat I am most worried about in Europe is not Russia, it is not China, it is not any another external actor. What I am most worried about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from any of its most basic values, values shared with the United States of America," Vance stated.
Vance accused Europe's leaders of ignoring the actual opinion of their citizens and censoring uncomfortable truth. He said that what's happening right now, He's not a democracy.
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– But what German democracy, no democracy, American, German or European, will last is telling millions of voters that their thoughts and concerns, their aspirations, their requests for aid are invalid or unworthy to be considered democracy at all," he added, condemning attempts to make "sanitary cordons" against utmost parties.
In his speech J. D. Vance He besides quoted John Paul II and quoted his celebrated words: “Do not be afraid.” He thus urged European leaders not to be afraid of the will of their own voters, even if they did not agree with them.
