11月27日上午，在2021亚洲青年领袖论坛开幕式上，叙利亚国际商会副会长阿罕迈德·萨伯尔·哈姆乔（Ahmad Saber Hamcho）发表了视频讲话。

原文如下：

早上好！

今天，我非常荣幸能够站在大家面前代表叙利亚发言。叙利亚是亚洲通往西方和地中海的门户，也是丝绸之路的历史纽带。有史以来，人类和文明就在知识、技能、贸易和商业的交流中蓬勃发展，即使在经济封锁和战争肆虐的地方也是如此。

中国著名的哲学家和军事家孙子在《孙子兵法》中写到“乱而取之”。2500年后的今天，我们也能看到同样的事实。科技让世界变得更小，没有知识和思想的交流，一个人不可能持续成功。信息的快速传递在如此短的时间内就造就了各个行业。群居是人类的天性，群体形成了社会。社交技能不仅能增强人的能力，也是人类生存所必需的。

青年领袖之间相互沟通，让人们聚在一起，为新发展创造新思路。中国古代哲学家老子在他的著作当中也提到“太上，不知有之”及“功成事遂，百姓皆谓为我自然”，这么一来即可优化沟通的渠道。 

沟通已经在生活的重要需求中占有一席之地。毫无疑问，沟通不良多次让整个世界遭受了冲突与灾难，而良好的沟通多次避免了危机，充分证明知识的交流是文明之间的催化剂，推动了国家的崛起。

纵观历史，几乎很难见到一个文明从未与另一个文明交换过知识、技能、文化或签订过贸易合同。人类过去5万年的成功一直依赖于我们如何适应和联系，人类的生存也将由此决定。今天，随着世界变得越来越小，沟通比以前更容易，有很多工具在我们身边，随时可以使用。为了推进社区发展而交换信息，这已经成为领导人可以在任何时间任何地点做的事情。

可以说，几乎全部草率的行动都基于错误或不准确的信息。正如爱因斯坦所说：“沟通的问题，在于我们认为它正在发生”。这就是年轻领导人的责任所在：建立连接的桥梁，使沟通保持简单的同时短而有效。从基本的食物配方到医疗处方，从物理和工程到音乐和艺术，以上提到的每件事情显然都需要交流。我相信是马可尼、贝尔等人的发明让现代世界成为可能。通过如今这样的论坛，我们才能培育和发展繁荣的未来，促进不同国家和不同文明之间的合作。

毫无疑问，年轻人是未来的领导者。没有年轻的领导人，我们的文明就无法繁荣。正是年轻人能够实现从管理到领导的思维转变。新技术和新业务的发展，需要领导者不只是空喊口号，需要领导者有远见，有胆识，有沟通、学习、分享、给予和索取的意愿。正如往日的丝绸之路那样，只是如今有新的方式。

历史会重演。圣人智者才会学习和进步，这或许就是人类进化的原因。我们改进了我们交流的方式，这也是现代文明的起源。丘吉尔曾经说过：“单纯的管理和领导之间的区别，在于沟通”。领导者的工作和责任是以身作则，鼓励他们建立渠道，改善世界范围内的联系，以此造福全人类。

最后，我想再次强调，沟通是人类区别于地球上其他生物的地方，也是人类成功的原因。我也希望借此机会感谢大家耐心聆听，同时感谢组委会出色的组织和投入。谢谢！


On 27 November, Ahmad Saber Hamcho, Vice Chairman of the Syrian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, delivered a keynote speech at the Asia Youth Leaders Forum 2021.

The full speech is as below.

Mr. President of China Public Diplomacy Association,

Esteemed dignitaries of Asian countries,

Fellow representatives and speakers,

Ladies and gentlemen,

Good morning, it is with great honor that I stand before you to speak today, representing Syria, a country that is the Asian gateway to the west and to the Mediterranean and the historical tie of the silk road.

From the beginning of history, mankind and civilization has flourished where exchange of knowledge, skills, trade, and commerce took place and has dwelt in places where economies were raged with closures and wars. 

The famous Chinese philosopher and leader, Sun Tzu, wrote in The Art of War, “In the midst of chaos, there’s also opportunity.” The same we can see so true today after almost 2,500 years. Technology has made the world smaller, and without exchange of knowledge and ideas, one can no longer succeed. The quick transfer of information has rendered various industries in such a short time. It is in human nature to live in communities. Groups have formed societies. Social skills do not only strengthen human abilities, but are necessary for human survival to begin with. 

Communication between youth leaders harbor people together and create new ideas for new developments. The ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, mentioned in his writing that a leader is best when people barely know he exists and when they feel they have done the work themselves, hence, facilitating the channels of communication. 

Communication has managed to earn a place among the important needs of life. It is without doubt that miscommunication has taken the world to conflict and disaster on various occasions, and good communication has averted misshapes plenty of times, clear evidence that the exchange of knowledge between civilization has been the catalyst that triggered the rise of nations and empires. 

It is rare, if not too scarce, to find a civilization that has not exchanged knowledge, skills and culture, or trade contracted with another throughout history. The success of mankind for the last 50,000 years has always depended on how well we were able to adapt and connect, and the survival of our species shall also be determined by it. Today, as the world gets smaller and smaller, communication is getting easier than ever, with so many tools at our fingertips, ready to use. Leaders exchanging information has become something they can do from anywhere at any time, for the better of their communities. 

Most, if not all, of the hasted actions are taken based on false or wrong information. Like Albert Einstein once said, the problem with communication is that we think it is taking place. This is where the duty of young leaders is, to build bridges for connection to keep it simple, short, and effective all at the same time, from basic food recipes to medical prescriptions, from physics and engineering to music and art. Everything, absolutely everything requires that we communicate. It was, I believe, with inventions of people like Marconi and Bell that we made the modern world possible. It is through forums like these that we nurture and grow a future that will flourish and boost cooperation between nations and civilizations. 

There is no doubt that the youth are the leaders of the future, and without young leadership, our civilization cannot flourish. It is the youth that can make the shift in mindset from management to leadership. New technology and new business need leaders more than mantras, leaders with visions, with audacity, and with the will to communication, learn and share, and give and take, just like in the old days of the Silk Road, but with new ways. 

History repeats itself. It is the wise and the sage who learn and develop. Maybe we do evolve as humans. We evolved in our communication methods particularly, and this is what made the modern civilization. Winston Churchill once said that the difference between mere management and leadership is communication. It is the job and the duty of the leaders to lead by example, to encourage them to build channels, to improve connections worldwide for the betterment of our race as humanity as a whole.

At the end of my word to you, let me emphasize that communication is what sets humanity apart from other beings on this planet and the reason for its success. Let me take this opportunity to thank you all for your time and thank the committee for this wonderful organization and commitment.