Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends. We've spent almost three days together and we discussed together the challenges of emerging democracies. We pinpointed the discussions on the quality of democracies, the necessity of a free and honest economy, and the contribution of women to that process. Some of our democracies are still fragile. The problem of readjusting our economy might sometimes be seen as a real danger for that emerging democracy.
Every country faces severe difficulties at certain times.
But only a democracy is able to overcome the problems in a humanitarian way. A democracy is a system that is built and supported by all citizens, men and women. And men and women may differ in physical and psychological respects, but both characteristics, male and female, are essentialities for a sound and healthy community. Men and women cannot do without one another. Together they are responsible for the well-being of society.