ONLY OPEN SOCIETIES, DEMOCRACY CAN GUARANTEE LONG-TERM STABILITY, SAYS UK DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

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Date: 27 Sep 2013 16:00:00 -0400
Subject: ONLY OPEN SOCIETIES, DEMOCRACY CAN GUARANTEE LONG-TERM
STABILITY, SAYS UK DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
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ONLY OPEN SOCIETIES, DEMOCRACY CAN GUARANTEE LONG-TERM STABILITY, SAYS
UK DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERNew York, Sep 27 2013 4:00PMWarning that the
forces of insularity and isolationism are gaining momentum,
<"http://gadebate.un.org/68/united-kingdom-great-britain-and-northern-ireland">British
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told the United Nations General
Assembly today that the recent global economic crisis proved the
strengths of open societies, with openness being critical to lasting
stability and success.

"As we meet today, the most important fault line is not one of
geography, or ideology, or religion, or wealth. It is the divide
between those societies which are open, and those which are closed,"
he said during the Assembly's annual General Debate, with open
societies choosing democracy at home and engagement abroad while
closed societies suppress the liberty of their citizens, draw a veil
across their actions and withdraw from our shared international life.

He noted that authoritarian States point enthusiastically at the
ongoing fallout of the 2008 financial crisis as proof of a broken
Western model, countering that their citizens may be less free but
their growth rates outstrip those in the West and claiming that
liberal democracy has had its day.

"But those who make these claims are wrong; they are drawing the wrong
conclusions from recent events. The real lesson of the last five years
has been the remarkable resilience of open societies and the acute
need for international cooperation in today's world," he stressed.

"Just as the events of recent years have revealed the weaknesses of
some Western economies, they have also underscored the great strength
of open societies: the ability to evolve and adapt. Open societies do
not fear change - and, in the 21st century, this openness to reform is
critical to lasting stability and success."

Dealing with individual cases and the so-called Arab Spring of 2011,
the United Kingdom Minister said the recent military removal of an
elected President in Egypt did not mean that democracy has failed but
that a single set of elections had failed.

"Egypt now needs to return to the path of inclusive democracy – the
democratic urge remains as strong among the people as when they first
rejoiced in [Cairo's] Tahrir Square [after the ouster of former
President Hosni Mubarak's Government]," he declared.

"While the road to democracy is difficult, the direction of travel is
set. Everywhere you look, people are standing together against
discrimination, for equality; against oppression, for liberty.

A wave of openness has emerged – transcending borders and cultures.
Men and women of every creed, faith and colour [are] calling for fair
opportunities and demanding to be heard."

Mr. Clegg highlighted poverty as no less a threat to stability and
freedom than conflict and oppression, noting that despite the strain
on its finances, the UK has met its target to spend 0.7 per cent of
Gross National Income on development assistance, the only country in
the G20 group of 20 major economies to do so.
"Following the global economic crisis, we said we would not balance
our books on the backs of the world's poorest," he said. "We have held
true to our word."

He also called for enlargement of the 15-member UN Security Council to
prevent it from becoming a relic of a different time, repeating UK
support for permanent seats for Brazil, India, Germany and Japan, as
well as permanent African representation.

On terrorism he urged a robust, intelligent and global response. "Our
work together can make a genuine difference," he said. "Alone we can
take small steps forward, but together we can take giant leaps." Sep
27 2013 4:00PM
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