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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will head the country's delegation at the upcoming BRICS summit, has written an article for South Africa’s Ubuntu magazine, in which he gave his thoughts “on the prospects for cooperation among the group of five countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) in the current geopolitical context.”
At the beginning of his article titled “BRICS: Towards a Just World Order,” the top Russian diplomat singled out “tectonic shifts” that are taking place in present-day world, with “the possibility of dominance by one country or even a small group of states disappearing.”Lavrov noted that “the model of international development built on the exploitation of the resources of the world majority to maintain the well-being of the ‘golden billion’ is hopelessly out of date”, something that he added “does not reflect the aspirations of all humankind.”
According to the Russian foreign minister, the international community is now witnessing “the emergence of a fairer multipolar world order” as “new centers of economic growth and of global decision-making on important political issues in Eurasia, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America are guided primarily by their own interests and assign paramount importance to national sovereignty.”
He stressed that “against this background they achieve impressive success in various areas”, amid attempts by "collective West" to reverse this trend with a view to preserving its own hegemony, which “have an exactly opposite effect.”
“The international community is tired of the blackmail and pressure from the Western elites and their colonial and racist manners. That is why, for example, not only Russia, but also a number of other countries are consistently reducing their dependence on the US dollar, switching to alternative payment systems and national currency settlements. I recall the wise words of Nelson Mandela: ‘When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.’ And it truly is,” Lavrov emphasized.
He added that “multilateral diplomacy does not stand aside from the global trends” and that “such a grouping as BRICS is a symbol of true multipolarity and an example of honest inter-state communication.” Within BRICS’ framework, “states with different political systems, distinctive value platforms and independent foreign policies effectively cooperate in various spheres”, according to the Russian foreign minister.
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