The launch of negotiations to develop the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity

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Press release on the launch of negotiations to develop the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity:

On September 25, on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Russian Permanent Representative Office at the UN, New York, hosted a ministerial meeting that signifies the start of talks to develop Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st century.

The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov.

Foreign ministers of Belarus and Russia noted in their remarks that the negotiation process on the text of the Charter would help establish an atmosphere of trust and determine common approaches to solving security problems in the Eurasian space based on a balance of interests of all the states involved. In this context, the Charter is to consolidate the principles of interstate relations in the European security in the age of multipolarity, including the principles of equality and indivisibility of security as well as the countries’ responsibility for resolving the regional security issues, and lay the foundation for a new architecture of international relations. They have underscored the Charter’s design to enhance the economic interaction and connectivity, development of humanitarian ties, support for the civilisational dialogue and shaping of mechanisms to adopt equitable decisions for the benefit of Eurasian countries and nations.

The meeting brought together representatives of various European countries. In their remarks, they welcomed the joint initiative by Belarus and Russia and reaffirmed the interest of their countries to take part in the upcoming talks.

Following the ministerial meeting, the parties adopted the Joint Statement on the launch of negotiations on developing the Eurasian Charter and approved the working group’s governing framework for drafting the Charter.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a high-level meeting to launch the drafting of the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a high-level meeting to launch the drafting of the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century held on the sidelines of the 81st UNGA session.

Colleagues,

Friends,

I am pleased to welcome the foreign ministers and ranking representatives of the Eurasian states to this meeting, which is dedicated to launching the process of drafting the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st century.

I am grateful to you for taking the time to attend this meeting despite your busy schedules during the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly. Engaging with our friends is always a pleasure and a valuable opportunity.

Today, we will officially announce the launch of drafting the text of the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st century. To this end, we propose reviewing and approving a joint statement, which you have before you. It is a fairly straightforward document that simply states the fact of launching this work.

Our proposal is to create new Eurasian security architecture as a foundation for peaceful and progressive development of all nations residing on the planet’s largest and richest continent, which is home to several of the world’s oldest civilisations.

We put forward this initiative based on the fact that the rise of multipolarity is the most enduring global trend for years to come. We also took into account the importance of responding to the rapid spread and escalation of conflicts across Eurasia, which clearly diverts resources, focus and, indeed, claims human lives that could otherwise be devoted to constructive endeavours.

We asked ourselves what mechanisms could help ensure predictability across our vast continent. The conclusion we reached was that we need to bring together as broad a circle of like-minded countries as possible, countries that share common understanding of how to develop mutually respectful and mutually beneficial principles for all Eurasian countries to live side by side in a new era of multipolarity.

This initiative was originally put forward by our Belarusian friends. Russia fully supported it. We are pleased to have an opportunity today to hear what our friends have to say about their potential contribution to this joint effort.

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