Erdogan: World faces crisis over its future direction

The world is facing a crisis regarding the direction it will take, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Report informs.

According to the Turkish leader, this poses a very serious threat to the world community:

"The scale of the problem experienced on the international stage is greater than we think."

Erdogan said that today diplomacy goes beyond being merely a field where problems and interests are discussed, and represents the foundation of humanity and a common future.

The president stated that explaining the upheavals in today's international system solely through changes in the balance of power would distance everyone from the essence of the matter:

"Today, along with a power crisis, the world is also experiencing a crisis of direction. The system that is claimed to be rules-based remains silent where the rules are violated. In today's world, we see that the violation of rules has reached the highest level. At the same time, we see that the mechanisms responsible for protecting human rights and international security are ineffective in the face of the most severe attacks."