Van der Bellen: New Year's Address to the Diplomatic Corps in Vienna

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President Van der Bellen delivered his New Year's address to the Diplomatic Corps in Vienna. He talked about the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. Read what the president said and watch his speech.

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen: “The UN and the more than forty international organizations represented in Vienna provide invaluable added value for security, sustainability and prosperity in the world.” / Picture: © www.bundespraesident.at / Peter Lechner / HBF

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen recently delivered his annual New Year’s speech to the Diplomatic Corps in Vienna.

In his address, the president used the fact that he was yet again unable to deliver the speech to a crowd to emphasize that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over.

Van der Bellen then said that we must not lose courage and highlighted that there are highly effective vaccines widely available in Austria to help fight the virus. …

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