Closing summary
The main Davos events over for the day (delegates are either attending evening events, or enjoying some Chinese food and culture at Darian Night inside the congress hall).
So it’s tine to wrap up.
The first day at the World Economic Forum has been dominated by Ukraine, with president Volodymyr Zelenskiy urging ed the West to step up its support for Kyiv to ensure that Moscow did not succeed in its war.
Zelenskiy also met with a series of world leaders, and scores of CEOs here in Davos, as he looked to rally support for Ukraine.
He was also backed by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who said Western governments cannot afford to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons and money if it wants Kyiv to succeed in its war against Russia.
Von der Leyen told Davos:
“Ukraine can prevail in this war but we must continue to empower their resistance.”
China’s premier, Li Qiang, also addressed the WEF, telling attendees that the Chinese economy was open for business .
Li called for tighter multilateral coordination of macroeconomic policy, international cooperation on green development and better North-South cooperation.
Outside the WEF Congress Hall, former UK prime minister Theresa May and Princess Eugenie warned that policymakers are failing to tackle modern slavery.
We’ll be back in the morning…when shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will be pitching Labour as the party of wealth creation…
Labour is now the party of wealth creation. https://t.co/zAVkY5vtra
— Rachel Reeves (@RachelReevesMP) January 16, 2024
President Zelenskiy continues to look to rally support at Davos:
I met with the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Pham Minh Chinh.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 16, 2024
I thanked Viet Nam for its support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as humanitarian assistance.
We noted the importance of intensifying our relations based on the… pic.twitter.com/lx266ihzwX
