Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the second day of the BRICS meeting in Moscow that the dollar has become a weapon of the West to solve political problems.
Publish dateThursday 1 February 2024 - 09:45
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Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The Russian Foreign Minister stressed the determination of BRICS to get out of the control of the dollar on world trade and said: The dollar has become a weapon of the West to solve political problems.
Mr. Lavrov added on the second day of the meeting of the representatives of the member countries of the group of emerging economies (BRICS) that Washington already convinced everyone that the instruments of trade based on the dollar are global, the dollar is not the property of the United States, it is a global property, and everyone can freely Use the dollar and other tools and principles of the free market for their own benefit.
He stated: Washington's actions were contrary to this claim and showed that all the principles of the free market can be destroyed overnight and the dollar can be used as a tool to impose its will on countries.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia called the regionalization of the world's economic development and logistics processes as a natural reflection of the countries towards this unfair policy and said: America and other countries that control the current global financial and monetary trade system have shown their inability to negotiate. They have given and proven that they are unreliable and this situation has exposed the countries of the south and east of the world to the danger of colonialism.
Lavrov considered the BRICS group to be the manifestation of trends at the global level to prevent the dangers caused by former colonialists and said: BRICS today is like a cooperation network for regional and extra-regional processes in Asian, African and Latin American countries with the aim of harmonizing development in these countries. which make up the majority of the world's population.
According to IRNA, he stated that the direction of the movement of global economic activities is towards Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region, and continued: BRICS does not seek to create a mechanism to dictate its opinions to the world, and the member countries of this group always emphasize have honestly participated in this cooperation process.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the BRICS group, called the policy of this group an equal and honest dialogue and said: "We have not seen the honest approaches of many Western leaders for a long time, and equality is a rare feature that is lacking in these countries." It is felt that they contain the minority of the world's people.
He stated that the expansion of BRICS is not considered as a globally imposed mechanism, and emphasized: The members of this group are ready for equal talks; BRICS is an organizing basis for the countries of the South and East of the world in a non-bloc way and based on the principles of equality.
Referring to the new members joining BRICS from the beginning of 2024 (Jadi 1402), he said: The development of cooperation with other countries will be on the agenda of BRICS, including 30 countries that have expressed their interest in close cooperation and participation in BRICS operational projects. announced; In this regard, we consider a new category of countries as BRICS partner countries.
In another part of his speech, referring to regional and international developments, Lavrov also said: The danger of further destabilization of the situation in the Middle East as one of the most important regions of the world remains.
He also referred to the crisis in Ukraine, and referring to the West's approach towards Russia, he said: Brazil and South Africa's initiatives to resolve this crisis in the meetings held on the "peace formula" of Zelensky (the President of Ukraine) have received the attention of the West. and it is clear to everyone that the "Zelensky formula" is just an ultimatum to Russia.
At the end, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, on behalf of the President of this country, Vladimir Putin, awarded a medal to the representative of South Africa in BRICS for the efforts of South Africa during his presidency in 2023.
This meeting is the first meeting of the BRICS group after the arrival of five new members from the beginning of 2024 (Jadi 1402), and for the first time, the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Ethiopia, along with the old members (Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa) will exchange views on BRICS plans in 2024 for three days. It is said that the representative of Saudi Arabia, as a new member of the BRICS group, was not present in this meeting.
Mr. Lavrov added on the second day of the meeting of the representatives of the member countries of the group of emerging economies (BRICS) that Washington already convinced everyone that the instruments of trade based on the dollar are global, the dollar is not the property of the United States, it is a global property, and everyone can freely Use the dollar and other tools and principles of the free market for their own benefit.
He stated: Washington's actions were contrary to this claim and showed that all the principles of the free market can be destroyed overnight and the dollar can be used as a tool to impose its will on countries.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia called the regionalization of the world's economic development and logistics processes as a natural reflection of the countries towards this unfair policy and said: America and other countries that control the current global financial and monetary trade system have shown their inability to negotiate. They have given and proven that they are unreliable and this situation has exposed the countries of the south and east of the world to the danger of colonialism.
Lavrov considered the BRICS group to be the manifestation of trends at the global level to prevent the dangers caused by former colonialists and said: BRICS today is like a cooperation network for regional and extra-regional processes in Asian, African and Latin American countries with the aim of harmonizing development in these countries. which make up the majority of the world's population.
According to IRNA, he stated that the direction of the movement of global economic activities is towards Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region, and continued: BRICS does not seek to create a mechanism to dictate its opinions to the world, and the member countries of this group always emphasize have honestly participated in this cooperation process.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the BRICS group, called the policy of this group an equal and honest dialogue and said: "We have not seen the honest approaches of many Western leaders for a long time, and equality is a rare feature that is lacking in these countries." It is felt that they contain the minority of the world's people.
He stated that the expansion of BRICS is not considered as a globally imposed mechanism, and emphasized: The members of this group are ready for equal talks; BRICS is an organizing basis for the countries of the South and East of the world in a non-bloc way and based on the principles of equality.
Referring to the new members joining BRICS from the beginning of 2024 (Jadi 1402), he said: The development of cooperation with other countries will be on the agenda of BRICS, including 30 countries that have expressed their interest in close cooperation and participation in BRICS operational projects. announced; In this regard, we consider a new category of countries as BRICS partner countries.
In another part of his speech, referring to regional and international developments, Lavrov also said: The danger of further destabilization of the situation in the Middle East as one of the most important regions of the world remains.
He also referred to the crisis in Ukraine, and referring to the West's approach towards Russia, he said: Brazil and South Africa's initiatives to resolve this crisis in the meetings held on the "peace formula" of Zelensky (the President of Ukraine) have received the attention of the West. and it is clear to everyone that the "Zelensky formula" is just an ultimatum to Russia.
At the end, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, on behalf of the President of this country, Vladimir Putin, awarded a medal to the representative of South Africa in BRICS for the efforts of South Africa during his presidency in 2023.
This meeting is the first meeting of the BRICS group after the arrival of five new members from the beginning of 2024 (Jadi 1402), and for the first time, the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Ethiopia, along with the old members (Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa) will exchange views on BRICS plans in 2024 for three days. It is said that the representative of Saudi Arabia, as a new member of the BRICS group, was not present in this meeting.
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