Putin said that "despite all the current difficulties, the existing differences, it is necessary to vigorously eliminate, move forward, promote a unifying international agenda."
“This is what we were guided by when we came up with an initiative to hold a summit of permanent members of the UN Security Council, that is, countries bearing special responsibility for ensuring security and stability in the world,” the President said.
In October, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia was coordinating with its partners the agenda and concept of the face-to-face summit of the "five" of the UN Security Council.