'Shoring up traditional pillars of democracy is more important than ever': Blinken | Video

Seoul, Mar 18 (EFE).- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday highlighted the urgency of safeguarding democracy and urged countries to make it more responsive to their citizens' needs.

"We come from nations large and small; East and West; developed and developing economies. But we’re all united by a fierce conviction: that democracy is the single most powerful tool for unleashing human potential and delivering results for our people," Blinken said in an address at the opening ceremony of the third Summit for Democracy in Seoul.

He said that US President Joe Biden’s administration had made the defense of democracy one of the pillars of the country’s diplomacy and added that three years ago Washington launched the summit “out of a recognition that democratic governance has reached what he calls an inflection point.” (Camera: HANDOUT).

FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

SOUND BITES: ANTONY BLINKEN, US SECRETARY OF STATE (IN ENGLISH).

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Date: 18/03/2024 05:15 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: CEDIDAS
Topic: Politics » Diplomacy
Politics
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 128 seconds
Reference: 55013162343
Relevance: Normal