STORY: Munich Security Conference concludes amid strained transatlantic relations
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 16, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2025
LENGTH: 0:01:45
LOCATION: MUNICH, Germany
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Munich Security Conference venue
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): J.D. VANCE, U.S. Vice President
3. various of Munich Security Conference venue
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRISTOPH HEUSGEN, Chairman of the MSC
5. various of Munich Security Conference venue
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRISTOPH HEUSGEN, Chairman of the MSC

STORYLINE:

The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) concluded on Sunday amid strained transatlantic relations.

During this year's meeting, participants, including around 60 heads of state and government and 150 ministers, discussed key global security challenges such as climate change, European security and regional conflicts.

Yet, divisions persisted on issues like the Ukraine conflict and European defense, amid an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): J.D. VANCE, U.S. Vice President
"And what I worry about is the threat from within. The retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America."

Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the MSC, pointed out the growing divide between Europe and the U.S.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRISTOPH HEUSGEN, Chairman of the MSC
"After the speech of Vice President Vance on Friday, we have to fear that our common value base is not that common anymore. I am very grateful to all those European politicians that spoke out and reaffirmed the values and principles that they are defending. It is clear that our rules-based international order is under pressure."

Heusgen emphasized the urgent need for shared norms and principles in a multipolar world.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRISTOPH HEUSGEN, Chairman of the MSC
"It is my strong belief that this more multipolar world needs to be based on a single set of norms and principles, on the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This order is easy to disrupt, it is easy to destroy, but it is much harder to rebuild. So let us stick to these values, let us not reinvent them, but focus on strengthening their consistent application."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Munich, Germany.
(XHTV)