'Enhanced global cooperation essential to restabilize world after pandemic'

By Baris Seckin

ROME (AA) – Enhanced cooperation between countries and their parliaments is vital to restabilize the global economic and social order jolted by the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey’s parliament speaker said on Thursday.

Humanity is facing crises it has never experienced before in its history, Mustafa Sentop warned at the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit, or P20, in Italy’s capital Rome.

He said Turkey recognizes that it is essential for the G20 to “exhibit the leadership expected of it” at a time of global crises.

“As the UN targets the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, I believe we are on the verge of a historic opportunity to rebalance our economic development according to social and environmental needs and to address socioeconomic inequalities,” Sentop said.

“As Turkey, we believe that international solidarity and cooperation, as well as a national vision, are imperative for the realization of the sustainable development goals.”

He stressed that actions based on egalitarian and fair values are needed for positive changes in the world.

Rather than speeches about democracy, we need actual opposition to coups and coup plotters to ensure a better future for our world, Sentop underlined.

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz