Cooperation key to development: Forum

There exists no second path but keeping close international cooperation among governments, businesses and think tanks to pave way for a safe, peaceful and sustainable future to address today's unprecedented global challenges, said guests from home and abroad at an event in Shanghai on Friday.

Major powers of the globe shall assume shared responsibilities for the world's future generations, said the guests at the Shanghai Forum 2025. They called for multilateralism at various levels, including global, regional and sub-regional, in tackling today's complex issues.

"That's why we need collaborations among businesses, intellectuals and academia on a global scale — to find solutions through friendly cooperation like the meeting we're having today," said Kim Won-soo, former under-secretary-general and high representative for disarmament affairs of the United Nations.