 Good morning everyone to to the very first session on Day two, it's a rather early session particularly for those who perhaps have watched the penalty shootout between Argentina and and Holland as I have which which ended at 2 a.m. But nonetheless, it's great to be here and and all joke aside, obviously this is One of the most pertinent most timely Sessions of this year's world policy forum It is titled the future of the EU and European security after The Ukraine war I wish we could sit here today and speak about the state of the world after the Ukraine war unfortunately We are not quite there, but I couldn't have asked for a better panel more esteemed speakers to be diving into this very timely and important subject matter in alphabetical order to my immediate left. He's a member of the German Bundestag and the coordinator of transatlantic cooperation of the German government. Please welcome Peter Breyer Peter good to have you with us. Well, I will revert you in just the moment we have with us the former president of Mongolia ladies and gentlemen, please welcome this morning president al-Bekdors he's a Very good friend of the world policy Conference been here many times He's a senator in the Polish Parliament and the chairman of the foreign and EU Affairs Committee in the Polish Senate Good morning to Bogdan Klitsch Delighted to have with us the personal advisor to the high representative and vice president of the Commission of the EES great job and with us Zaki Lady and Last but certainly not least he is the founder of the veteran counsel and of course the former minister of foreign affairs of France delighted to see him here wet veteran ladies and gentlemen