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xinhua news agency, bled, slovenia, september 2 (reporter zhou yue) the two-day 19th bled strategic forum kicked off on the shores of lake bled in slovenia on the 2nd.

the theme of this forum is "a world of parallel realities". topics include eu enlargement, cybersecurity, combating false information, green transformation, water and energy security, etc. it aims to call on all parties to find ways to resolve geopolitical differences and achieve sustainable development in the world. more than 180 people from 48 countries and regions and international organizations attended the forum.

slovenian president musar said in her speech at the opening ceremony of the forum that global challenges require global solutions and the international community should recommit to multilateralism and a spirit of cooperation that transcends narrow national interests. she called on the world to take action to address climate change, saying, "we should learn how to live a better life with fewer resources."

slovenian foreign minister fayon said that more and more armed conflicts are targeting civilians and civilian facilities, which is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. she called on all countries to recognize palestine as a sovereign and independent country and support the "two-state solution" to resolve the palestinian-israeli issue.

european commission president ursula von der leyen said at the forum that it is vital for the western balkan countries to join the eu and that eu enlargement will be accelerated.

in his video speech, un secretary-general guterres said that the world today is facing many challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate chaos and is in a state of division, and needs to find common solutions to bridge differences and meet challenges. he called on the international community to unite and create a better future.

a leaders' roundtable meeting was held on the first day of the forum, during which slovenian prime minister golob, croatian prime minister plenkovic, albanian prime minister rama and serbian prime minister vucevic expressed optimism about the prospects of western balkan countries joining the eu.

the bled strategic forum has been held every summer at the shore of lake bled in slovenia since 2006, attracting politicians, representatives of international organizations, well-known scholars, business elites and others to discuss in depth around the theme, share practices and provide innovative solutions to promote the development and stability of the international community. (end)