Lavrov: Belarus’ President ideas will help develop practical recommendations of Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security
The transformations evolving around the globe are a natural irreversible process, and it is due to the objective changes in the world balance, the strengthening of new non-Western centres of economic growth and influence – as stated by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a plenary session of the 2nd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security
Mr. Lavrov expressed his sincere gratitude to the organisers of the conference – ‘to our Belarusian friends, for the invitation to speak at this prestigious forum, which has been convened in Minsk for the second year in a row upon the initiative of Belarus’ President Aleksandr Lukashenko who opened the discussion really expressively’. “I think that many of the ideas that he voiced will help us develop practical recommendations based on the results of this conference,” the Russian Foreign Minister added.
According to Mr. Lavrov, the formation of a multipolar world order has become the main trend for the years to come, and this fact is recognised broadly. “The transformations taking place in the world are a natural irreversible process, it is linked to objective changes in the balance in the world, the strengthening of new non-Western centres of economic growth and influence. This trend generally contributes to the democratisation of international relations, in which there should be no hegemony of anyone, and in which the principles of the UN Charter must be respected – not selectively, but fully and under the principle of interrelationship,” he stated.
The Russian Foreign Minister recalled that the sovereign equality of states is the key principle of the UN Charter, as ‘it is the legal basis of multipolarity’. “Our commitment to it also determines our approach to developing relations with the countries of Eurasia – the largest, the richest in natural resources, and the fastest growing continent. Guided by this logic, President Putin put forward the Concept of the Greater Eurasian Partnership back in 2015,” he said.
The 2nd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security is taking place in Minsk on October 31st-November 1st, 2024, welcoming about 600 participants from over 40 countries. It’s focused on the global paradigm shift from unipolarity to multipolarity. How to minimise security risks amid accelerating global order transformation? How to revitalise diplomacy when the entire focus is on military deterrence? Transformation of alliances and their role in the Eurasian security architecture: aggressive peacekeepers, or security guardians? Can the UN and the (sub-)regional security organisations find their purpose again? The conference participants are discussing all these issues, along with many others.
