Annual meeting Davos Due to growing concerns about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the gathering of world leaders, billionaires and business leaders scheduled for next month has been postponed to summer.
This World Economic Forum (WEF) For half a century, a global gathering of elites has been held in Swiss ski resorts every January. The company said it will host a series of online conferences next month to bring global leaders together to discuss the world’s biggest challenges. A full annual meeting is planned to be held in early summer.
As an important event on the calendar of international relations, business and the world economy, the event is scheduled to be held from January 17th to 27th, with the theme “Working Together to Rebuild Trust”.
However, organizers said that the current pandemic situation makes face-to-face meetings extremely difficult. It coincides with a new wave of coronavirus infections triggered by the Omicron variant, leading countries around the world to implement stricter travel controls and restore stricter government restrictions.
“Despite the strict health agreements established at the conference, Omicron’s communicability and its impact on travel and mobility necessitated the postponement,” said the World Economic Forum.
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The decision to postpone the event is the second year of Covid-19 Forced to changeA gathering on a remote mountaintop in Switzerland usually welcomes about 3,000 people, including the world’s super-rich flying in a private jet, to discuss climate emergencies, inequality, business and technical challenges.
The last time world leaders gathered in Davos was at the 50th anniversary meeting in Davos. January 2020 – Before Covid-19 spread to all parts of the world – activists included Greta Thunberg And 53 heads of state, including the then president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, said: “Public-private partnerships have been moving forward throughout the pandemic, and this cooperation will continue at a rapid pace. We look forward to bringing global leaders personally Gather together.”
