🇷🇺🇨🇳 President Vladimir Putin had a conversation with Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and Foreign Minister of China, at the Constantine Palace.
💬 Vladimir Putin: We are very glad to see a high representative of the People’s Republic of China in Russia, this time in St Petersburg.
I would like to say right away that the last time we saw each other was, I think, in February 2023. You came to Russia to prepare the visit of President of China Xi Jinping, who is a very good, important and cherished friend of ours. Indeed, his visit was a great success. I would even say that it marked a major milestone, especially considering that it took place immediately after Comrade Xi Jinping’s election as President of the People’s Republic of China. This was an important sign of trust and an affirmation of the high level of relations between us, and we understand this very well.
I must say that the visit was a success, as demonstrated by the performance we have achieved in our relations. It served as a positive impetus for promoting our bilateral ties. This relates to international affairs where our positions coincide regarding the emergence of a multipolar world instead of some kind of rules-based order. No one has seen these rules and they keep changing every day depending on momentary considerations and to benefit those who came up with this absurd formula.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: We are very glad to see a high representative of the People’s Republic of China in Russia, this time in St Petersburg.
I would like to say right away that the last time we saw each other was, I think, in February 2023. You came to Russia to prepare the visit of President of China Xi Jinping, who is a very good, important and cherished friend of ours. Indeed, his visit was a great success. I would even say that it marked a major milestone, especially considering that it took place immediately after Comrade Xi Jinping’s election as President of the People’s Republic of China. This was an important sign of trust and an affirmation of the high level of relations between us, and we understand this very well.
I must say that the visit was a success, as demonstrated by the performance we have achieved in our relations. It served as a positive impetus for promoting our bilateral ties. This relates to international affairs where our positions coincide regarding the emergence of a multipolar world instead of some kind of rules-based order. No one has seen these rules and they keep changing every day depending on momentary considerations and to benefit those who came up with this absurd formula.
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🎙 Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Maria Zabolotskaya gave interview to RT on the issue regarding the International Court of Justice hearings.
🔹 The Kiev regime is using the ICJ as a platform to propagate anti-Russian made-up narratives, including the Bucha hoax and even the recent missile attack on Konstantinovka, which has been debunked by the Western media as well.
🔹 The Kiev regime is using the ICJ as a platform to propagate anti-Russian made-up narratives, including the Bucha hoax and even the recent missile attack on Konstantinovka, which has been debunked by the Western media as well.
🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 Media Statement following the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (20 September 2023)
Key points:
📄 The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations held their annual meeting on the margins of the #UNGA78 on 20 September 2023, chaired by the Russian Federation in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2024.
• The Ministers exchanged views on major global and regional issues on the United Nations agenda in the political, security, economic, financial, and sustainable development spheres, as well as on intra-BRICS activities.
• The Ministers reiterated their commitment to strengthening multilateralism and upholding international law, including the Purposes and Principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as its indispensable cornerstone, and the central role of the UN in an international system.
• The Ministers supported a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, with a view to making it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries in the Council’s memberships.
• The Ministers underscored the importance of sustained efforts aimed at making the United Nations more effective and efficient in implementing its mandates.
• The Ministers were briefed on the preparations for Russia's upcoming BRICS Chairship in 2024. Brazil, India, China and South Africa extended their full support to Russia for its BRICS Chairship in 2024 under the theme “Strengthening of multilateralism for the purposes of just global development and security” and the holding of the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. The Ministers also look forward to the Standalone Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations in Russia in 2024.
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📄 The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations held their annual meeting on the margins of the #UNGA78 on 20 September 2023, chaired by the Russian Federation in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2024.
• The Ministers exchanged views on major global and regional issues on the United Nations agenda in the political, security, economic, financial, and sustainable development spheres, as well as on intra-BRICS activities.
• The Ministers reiterated their commitment to strengthening multilateralism and upholding international law, including the Purposes and Principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as its indispensable cornerstone, and the central role of the UN in an international system.
• The Ministers supported a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, with a view to making it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries in the Council’s memberships.
• The Ministers underscored the importance of sustained efforts aimed at making the United Nations more effective and efficient in implementing its mandates.
• The Ministers were briefed on the preparations for Russia's upcoming BRICS Chairship in 2024. Brazil, India, China and South Africa extended their full support to Russia for its BRICS Chairship in 2024 under the theme “Strengthening of multilateralism for the purposes of just global development and security” and the holding of the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. The Ministers also look forward to the Standalone Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations in Russia in 2024.
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🤝 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.
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🇷🇺🇻🇪 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.
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🤝 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
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💬 We will remember the Russian peacekeepers who, as always, absorbed the blow for the sake of peace in the region.
The miserable ingratitude with which the unscrupulous tried to question their activities will not overshadow their heroic efforts, but will mark the slanderers with eternal shame.
And now for the facts.
As of the beginning of 2022, Yerevan had three trilateral statements made by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, dated November 9, 2020, January 11, 2021 and November 26, 2021, which served as a political and practical roadmap for how to completely organise life in the region in a peaceful and mutually respectful way that considers the interests of all parties.
Yerevan chose not to implement what it signed, but to try its luck with NATO/EU. It was through the mediation of Brussels and the main adviser, Paris, that on October 6, 2022, at the summit in Prague, a Statement was adopted following the results of a quadrilateral meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, France and the EU. It reads:
“Azerbaijan and Armenia reaffirm their commitment to the UN Charter and the 1991 Alma-Ata Protocols, through which they recognise each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.” That is, Nagorno-Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan. At the same time, the text says nothing about the need to ensure the rights and safety of the people living in the region.
It was officially published on October 7, 2022.
It was Yerevan’s final solution to the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh. Why Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian authorities chose to do this and why Paris and Brussels pushed official Yerevan to do so: these questions must be addressed to them.
💬 We will remember the Russian peacekeepers who, as always, absorbed the blow for the sake of peace in the region.
The miserable ingratitude with which the unscrupulous tried to question their activities will not overshadow their heroic efforts, but will mark the slanderers with eternal shame.
And now for the facts.
As of the beginning of 2022, Yerevan had three trilateral statements made by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, dated November 9, 2020, January 11, 2021 and November 26, 2021, which served as a political and practical roadmap for how to completely organise life in the region in a peaceful and mutually respectful way that considers the interests of all parties.
Yerevan chose not to implement what it signed, but to try its luck with NATO/EU. It was through the mediation of Brussels and the main adviser, Paris, that on October 6, 2022, at the summit in Prague, a Statement was adopted following the results of a quadrilateral meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, France and the EU. It reads:
“Azerbaijan and Armenia reaffirm their commitment to the UN Charter and the 1991 Alma-Ata Protocols, through which they recognise each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.” That is, Nagorno-Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan. At the same time, the text says nothing about the need to ensure the rights and safety of the people living in the region.
It was officially published on October 7, 2022.
It was Yerevan’s final solution to the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh. Why Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian authorities chose to do this and why Paris and Brussels pushed official Yerevan to do so: these questions must be addressed to them.
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🇷🇺🇭🇳 On September 20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Honduras Eduardo Enrique Reina on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s 78th Session.
During the conversation, the two Ministers discussed the current state and future of political, trade, economic, humanitarian and other kinds of cooperation between Russia and Honduras, as well as ways to further develop the contractual legal framework governing the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Sergey Lavrov and Eduardo Enrique Reina exchanged views on topical global and regional matters and discussed bilateral interaction on the international stage, primarily within the United Nations, and as part of Russia’s dialogue with Central American countries.
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During the conversation, the two Ministers discussed the current state and future of political, trade, economic, humanitarian and other kinds of cooperation between Russia and Honduras, as well as ways to further develop the contractual legal framework governing the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Sergey Lavrov and Eduardo Enrique Reina exchanged views on topical global and regional matters and discussed bilateral interaction on the international stage, primarily within the United Nations, and as part of Russia’s dialogue with Central American countries.
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🇷🇺🇯🇴 On September 20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ayman Safadi on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
During the conversation, an in-depth discussion of the key issues on the Middle East agenda took place with an emphasis on the Palestine-Israeli and Syrian settlement processes.
The two Ministers noted the same or similar fundamental approaches to resolving the ongoing crises in the Middle East, which have a negative impact on regional and global stability and security, within the context of compliance with the fundamental international norms.
The developments in Ukraine were raised in the context of the collective West’s attempts to provide unbridled support to the regime in Kiev.
In addition, ways to further promote traditionally friendly bilateral relations, including maintaining the political dialogue at the high and highest levels, were discussed.
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During the conversation, an in-depth discussion of the key issues on the Middle East agenda took place with an emphasis on the Palestine-Israeli and Syrian settlement processes.
The two Ministers noted the same or similar fundamental approaches to resolving the ongoing crises in the Middle East, which have a negative impact on regional and global stability and security, within the context of compliance with the fundamental international norms.
The developments in Ukraine were raised in the context of the collective West’s attempts to provide unbridled support to the regime in Kiev.
In addition, ways to further promote traditionally friendly bilateral relations, including maintaining the political dialogue at the high and highest levels, were discussed.
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📆 On September 20 in New York, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the working meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member countries organised as part of the Belarusian chairmanship in the CSTO.
The discussion spanned a wide range of international and regional security issues.
The participants stressed the need to step up mutual coordination on the United Nations platform with regard to the current UN agenda and to further strengthen the CSTO’s interaction with the UN, in part, with respect to its peacekeeping efforts.
The Ministers reviewed the preparations for the upcoming Collective Security Council session scheduled to be held in Minsk on November 23.
The discussion spanned a wide range of international and regional security issues.
The participants stressed the need to step up mutual coordination on the United Nations platform with regard to the current UN agenda and to further strengthen the CSTO’s interaction with the UN, in part, with respect to its peacekeeping efforts.
The Ministers reviewed the preparations for the upcoming Collective Security Council session scheduled to be held in Minsk on November 23.
🗓 On September 20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in an ad hoc meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers Council in New York.
The meeting agenda included the issues of further consolidation and development of the #SCO in the context of improving its efficiency in the current reality. The meeting participants discussed the progress in implementing the decisions made at the highest level. The national coordinators of the SCO Member States were instructed to expedite the drafting of concrete proposals.
The Foreign Ministers exchanged opinions on the key global and regional issues and confirmed their shared commitment to jointly combatting security challenges and threats in the interests of ensuring stability and sustainable development in the SCO region. The meeting participants emphasised their intent to boost interaction between the SCO and the UN, as well as build ties with other multilateral associations.
The Member States will continue to deepen foreign policy coordination, including the agenda of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.
The meeting agenda included the issues of further consolidation and development of the #SCO in the context of improving its efficiency in the current reality. The meeting participants discussed the progress in implementing the decisions made at the highest level. The national coordinators of the SCO Member States were instructed to expedite the drafting of concrete proposals.
The Foreign Ministers exchanged opinions on the key global and regional issues and confirmed their shared commitment to jointly combatting security challenges and threats in the interests of ensuring stability and sustainable development in the SCO region. The meeting participants emphasised their intent to boost interaction between the SCO and the UN, as well as build ties with other multilateral associations.
The Member States will continue to deepen foreign policy coordination, including the agenda of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.
🇷🇺🇦🇲📞 President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
The Parties discussed the latest developments around Nagorno-Karabakh. Vladimir Putin noted with satisfaction that the most serious stage of the conflict had been overcome, and he welcomed the agreement, reached with support from the Russian peacekeepers, on the complete cessation of hostilities and on holding talks between Baku and Stepanakert on September 21. The talks will be mediated by the leaders of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.
Despite the harsh circumstances, the peacekeepers are firmly fulfilling their objectives, and they render overall assistance, including with military doctors, to civilians and refugees.
The Leaders expressed hope that the situation would turn towards de-escalation and stabilisation.
The Parties discussed the latest developments around Nagorno-Karabakh. Vladimir Putin noted with satisfaction that the most serious stage of the conflict had been overcome, and he welcomed the agreement, reached with support from the Russian peacekeepers, on the complete cessation of hostilities and on holding talks between Baku and Stepanakert on September 21. The talks will be mediated by the leaders of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.
Despite the harsh circumstances, the peacekeepers are firmly fulfilling their objectives, and they render overall assistance, including with military doctors, to civilians and refugees.
The Leaders expressed hope that the situation would turn towards de-escalation and stabilisation.
🗓 On September 20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.
The meeting participants exchanged opinions on the main areas of the agency’s activity and discussed in detail the security of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. The Russian Party confirmed its intent to continue the further interaction with the agency in order to curb threats to the nuclear power plant posed by the Kiev regime and to provide for its normal functioning.
Sergey Lavrov and Rafael Grossi also noted the long-term harmful impact of the use of depleted uranium munitions which the collective West is supplying to the Kiev regime.
The meeting participants exchanged opinions on the main areas of the agency’s activity and discussed in detail the security of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. The Russian Party confirmed its intent to continue the further interaction with the agency in order to curb threats to the nuclear power plant posed by the Kiev regime and to provide for its normal functioning.
Sergey Lavrov and Rafael Grossi also noted the long-term harmful impact of the use of depleted uranium munitions which the collective West is supplying to the Kiev regime.
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⚡️Russian Permanent Mission to the EU answers a question by “Izvestiya” Newspaper on the Grain Deal, 21 September 2023
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❓Are Moscow and Brussels currently engaged in a dialogue on reconnecting Rosselkhozbank? In your opinion, how likely is the EU to lift this sanction for the sake of restoring the Grain Deal?
💬 We are not engaged in any dialogue with the EU on unilateral illegitimate sanctions against our country, nor do we intend to hold any. This equally applies to the conditions for the resumption of Russia's participation in the Black Sea Initiative.
⚠️ Brussels has repeatedly made it clear that it is not going to contribute to the implementation of the goals set out in the Russia-UN Memorandum on normalising Russian agricultural exports. Moreover, by its actions, the EU has created preconditions for Russia to suspend its participation in the Grain Deal.
The comment made on 18 September 2023 by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York that there is not any possibility of reaching an agreement on the issue of reviving the Black Sea Initiative confirms yet again that the EU has made its choice. Moreover, Josep Borrell allegedly said "a thousand times" that anti-Russian sanctions do not affect the exports of food and fertilizers.
☝️Well, in reply thereto we would like to say that the EU may reproduce its arguments, which are contrary to reality, even a million times, but this will in no way affect the clear view of the entire world community, including the countries of the Global South, that the food crisis was provoked precisely by EU restrictions, primarily against Russian exports of agricultural products and fertilisers. Everyone but the EU understands that Russia is not setting conditions, but is demanding that the commitments under the Russia-UN Memorandum be honoured.
❗️Given the economic war unleashed against us, there is no reason to expect the EU to care about the food security of countries in need.
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❓Are Moscow and Brussels currently engaged in a dialogue on reconnecting Rosselkhozbank? In your opinion, how likely is the EU to lift this sanction for the sake of restoring the Grain Deal?
💬 We are not engaged in any dialogue with the EU on unilateral illegitimate sanctions against our country, nor do we intend to hold any. This equally applies to the conditions for the resumption of Russia's participation in the Black Sea Initiative.
⚠️ Brussels has repeatedly made it clear that it is not going to contribute to the implementation of the goals set out in the Russia-UN Memorandum on normalising Russian agricultural exports. Moreover, by its actions, the EU has created preconditions for Russia to suspend its participation in the Grain Deal.
The comment made on 18 September 2023 by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York that there is not any possibility of reaching an agreement on the issue of reviving the Black Sea Initiative confirms yet again that the EU has made its choice. Moreover, Josep Borrell allegedly said "a thousand times" that anti-Russian sanctions do not affect the exports of food and fertilizers.
☝️Well, in reply thereto we would like to say that the EU may reproduce its arguments, which are contrary to reality, even a million times, but this will in no way affect the clear view of the entire world community, including the countries of the Global South, that the food crisis was provoked precisely by EU restrictions, primarily against Russian exports of agricultural products and fertilisers. Everyone but the EU understands that Russia is not setting conditions, but is demanding that the commitments under the Russia-UN Memorandum be honoured.
❗️Given the economic war unleashed against us, there is no reason to expect the EU to care about the food security of countries in need.
🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, September 19, 2023)
🔷 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔷 Ukrainian crisis
🔷 Crimes of Ukrainian nationalists
🔷 Ukraine’s responsibility for the deterioration of the environment in the region
🔷 #RussiaArmenia relations
🔷 Attacks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2
🔷 Restrictions on the Foreign Ministry’s YouTube account
🔷 Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
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💬 We can see some Western countries’ attempts to whitewash and canonise Ukrainian neo-Nazis. For example, the city authorities allowed the holding of a photo exhibition dedicated to the Nazi Azov battalion in Milan, on one of the city streets and in the Risorgimento Museum. Militants of this terrorist organisation are presented as “defenders” of Mariupol there. <...> A biased article in Le Figaro, France, about the Azov and Right Sector neo-Nazi organisations, whose members are depicted almost as patriots, is another outrageous example.
All these facts provoke outrage, and I would like to ask the Italians and French a question: when your journalists and politicians are trying to whitewash Ukrainian neo-Nazis and present them in such a heroic light, do you remember what your countries went through during World War II?
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💬 The decisions by the UK and the United States to supply Kiev with depleted uranium munitions have had dire long-term consequences for the region. As a result, water and soil in a vast territory have been contaminated with radiation.
Some international experts are trying to talk their way out of this situation, claiming that this is not really a nuclear security issue. Of course, there is no need to explain. We should consider this problem not only from the point of view of physics, but also of chemistry. There are no options there other than to call it a global-scale disaster.
🔷 FM Sergey Lavrov’s schedule
🔷 Ukrainian crisis
🔷 Crimes of Ukrainian nationalists
🔷 Ukraine’s responsibility for the deterioration of the environment in the region
🔷 #RussiaArmenia relations
🔷 Attacks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2
🔷 Restrictions on the Foreign Ministry’s YouTube account
🔷 Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
And more...
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💬 We can see some Western countries’ attempts to whitewash and canonise Ukrainian neo-Nazis. For example, the city authorities allowed the holding of a photo exhibition dedicated to the Nazi Azov battalion in Milan, on one of the city streets and in the Risorgimento Museum. Militants of this terrorist organisation are presented as “defenders” of Mariupol there. <...> A biased article in Le Figaro, France, about the Azov and Right Sector neo-Nazi organisations, whose members are depicted almost as patriots, is another outrageous example.
All these facts provoke outrage, and I would like to ask the Italians and French a question: when your journalists and politicians are trying to whitewash Ukrainian neo-Nazis and present them in such a heroic light, do you remember what your countries went through during World War II?
***
💬 The decisions by the UK and the United States to supply Kiev with depleted uranium munitions have had dire long-term consequences for the region. As a result, water and soil in a vast territory have been contaminated with radiation.
Some international experts are trying to talk their way out of this situation, claiming that this is not really a nuclear security issue. Of course, there is no need to explain. We should consider this problem not only from the point of view of physics, but also of chemistry. There are no options there other than to call it a global-scale disaster.
🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the BRICS Ministerial Meeting on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly (New York, September 20, 2023)
💬 I would like to thank our South African friends for their productive chairmanship in the past period. The BRICS Summit in Johannesburg and the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations in Cape Town were a great success.
Documents have been drafted that provide a solid framework for the future development of our association. I am primarily referring to the six new full members that joined our ranks: Argentina, Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.
🤝 All these countries support the fundamental goals and values of #BRICS, including the spirit of solidarity, equality, mutual respect, openness, inclusiveness and mutually beneficial cooperation based on consensus. I have no doubt that our new partners and colleagues will contribute to the association’s development.
This was a long overdue and much awaited step that confirmed that the collective voice of BRICS in defence of the global South and global majority is highly relevant in modern international relations.
More and more Asian, African and Latin American states are consolidating their economic positions and demonstrating that they are willing and ready to defend their sovereign national interests and influence global processes. We are witnessing the emergence of a more equitable, polycentric world order.
☝️ The unipolar world is becoming a thing of the past.
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💬 I would like to thank our South African friends for their productive chairmanship in the past period. The BRICS Summit in Johannesburg and the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations in Cape Town were a great success.
Documents have been drafted that provide a solid framework for the future development of our association. I am primarily referring to the six new full members that joined our ranks: Argentina, Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.
🤝 All these countries support the fundamental goals and values of #BRICS, including the spirit of solidarity, equality, mutual respect, openness, inclusiveness and mutually beneficial cooperation based on consensus. I have no doubt that our new partners and colleagues will contribute to the association’s development.
This was a long overdue and much awaited step that confirmed that the collective voice of BRICS in defence of the global South and global majority is highly relevant in modern international relations.
More and more Asian, African and Latin American states are consolidating their economic positions and demonstrating that they are willing and ready to defend their sovereign national interests and influence global processes. We are witnessing the emergence of a more equitable, polycentric world order.
☝️ The unipolar world is becoming a thing of the past.
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🗓 On September 20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The meeting participants noted the importance of enhancing interaction between Russia and the Arab League in the interests of settling crisis situations in the Middle East and North Africa and strengthening security and stability in the region.
🤝 In this regard, they confirmed their interest in holding the 6th ministerial session of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum in accordance with earlier agreements.
The meeting participants noted the importance of enhancing interaction between Russia and the Arab League in the interests of settling crisis situations in the Middle East and North Africa and strengthening security and stability in the region.
🤝 In this regard, they confirmed their interest in holding the 6th ministerial session of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum in accordance with earlier agreements.