President Putin emphasized once again the opposition to “unipolarism” October 30 7:38
In Russia, a foreign policy called `` multipolarism '' was proposed, and a statue of a big politician who had a great influence on the foreign policy of Putin's government was completed, Putin was `` unipolarism '' centered on the United States Again emphasized the attitude to counter.
On the 29th, in Russia's capital, Moscow, he was a foreign minister and prime minister in the 1990s, and a statue of Primakov, a politician who died at the age of 85, was shown four years ago.
Primakov advocated a diplomatic policy called "multipolarism", in which Russia asserted its position as a major power together with China and India in order to compete with America-centered "unipolarism" during the Foreign Minister era, and took office in 2000 Had a great influence on Putin's foreign policy.
President Putin attended the ceremony celebrating the completion of the statue, “The current multi-polarity is not a temporary trend, but a reflection of reality. "I have an obligation to incline," and reemphasized the attitude against the American-oriented "unipolarism."
Primakov is also known for his positive attitude toward developing relations with Japan, such as when he first came to Japan in 1996 as a foreign minister, and made the first official proposal for joint economic activities between Japan and Russia in the northern territory.
Former Russian Ambassador Panov, who attended the ceremony, said, “Mr. Primakov understood that the problem with Japan could not be solved easily and worked hard to create an environment for the start of negotiations.” It was.