China News Agency, Moscow, May 26 (Zhang Yuchen and Tian Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary meeting of the first Eurasian Economic Forum of the Eurasian Economic Union on the 26th that the time has come to implement the Greater Eurasian Partnership Initiative.
According to the Kremlin website, Putin delivered a speech at the forum in the form of a video, saying that the development of Eurasian integration has nothing to do with the current situation and situation, but is due to the global economic trend, because the center of economic development is gradually shifting to the Asia-Pacific region.
Russia will not rule out its interest in joining the WTO and establishing relations with its Western partners, but developing relations with its neighbors is Russia's current priority, especially those in the Eurasian Economic Union.
Russia does not intend to cut off ties with technologically developed countries on its own, and it is unrealistic and impossible for Western countries to try to squeeze Russia out of the game.
Putin said that sanctions against Russia hurt others. The developed countries have never seen such a high inflation rate in 40 years, unemployment is rising, logistics chains are broken, and the global crisis is intensifying in sensitive areas such as food.
Violating the rules in the fields of international finance and trade will not bring any benefits but only trouble.
"The theft of other people's assets has never done anyone any good."
Disregarding the interests of other countries in the political and security realms will only lead to chaos, economic turmoil, and global ramifications.
Putin pointed out that the sanctions have brought many difficulties to Russia, but at the same time it has also made Russia stronger in some aspects.
Currently in agriculture, Russia is still the world's largest exporter of wheat.
In the high-tech field, Russia is actively cooperating with its partners.
In the financial field, Russia's practice of settlement in rubles is expanding, and Russia will continue to work on the matching and interoperability of the national payment system and bank cards.
Putin said that the current global traditional economic and trade links and logistics chains are being destroyed, and Russia's initiative to establish a Greater Eurasian Partnership is of special significance.
The Eurasian Economic Union, BRICS and other countries have expressed support for the establishment of the Greater Eurasian Partnership, and the SCO, ASEAN and other organizations have also expressed interest in this initiative.
Putin put forward suggestions on the development of the Greater Eurasian Partnership, including the development of transnational general institutional mechanisms in key growth points, actively developing the Eurasian Economic Community and cooperation with foreign partners, and formulating a comprehensive strategy for the development of the Greater Eurasian Partnership, etc. .
The first Eurasian Economic Forum of the Eurasian Economic Union was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on the 26th. All parties discussed topics such as transportation and energy infrastructure, financial policies, industrial cooperation, and e-commerce.
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