Saturday, January 27, 2001

The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, which draws world leaders in politics, business, and academia, was held in Davos, Switzerland, January 25-30. The World Economic Forum, a foundation based in Geneva, has hosted this meeting annually at this time of the year since 1971. It is popularly known as the Davos Meeting after the town in which it takes place. Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, the first incumbent Japanese prime minister to attend, delivered a speech titled "Shaping Japan, Shaping a Global Future."