China News Agency, Moscow, February 15 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) on the 15th that the new version of Russia's foreign policy concept will focus on ending the hegemony of the United States and the West in international affairs .
Lavrov said that under the banner of decolonization, Western countries attempt to hinder Russia's development, and even attempt to disintegrate Russia and set Russia back decades.
At the same time, the West is obsessed with establishing a unipolar world order and seriously violates the principle of the sovereign equality of states.
He said that the new version of Russia's foreign policy concept will focus on ending the hegemony of the West in international affairs.
International affairs should not be decided by the West's self-interest, but should be based on a fair and universal balance of interests, as required by the Charter of the United Nations, and should be based on the principle of sovereign equality of all countries.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Lavrov said that the United States and its followers have used Ukrainian national radicals to carry out a comprehensive hybrid war against Russia for a long time. Blocking.
Lavrov said that Western countries lied to Russia about the terrorist attack on the "North Stream" gas pipeline and concealed the truth of the incident, just as they did in the Minsk agreement.
The Russian side is preparing to propose the convening of a special meeting of the UN Security Council. It is necessary to conduct an international investigation into the explosion of the "Beixi" pipeline.
Lavrov said that Russia is re-examining its obligations under international organizations and international treaties.
Russia will suspend the payment of dues to international organizations whose interests have been violated.
At the same time, Russia is also drawing up a list that will withdraw from some international conventions and agreements that have lost their practical significance.
Lavrov said that three-quarters of the world's countries have not joined the anti-Russian sanctions and they are neutral on the Ukraine issue.
Western attempts to isolate Russia internationally have failed.
Facts have proved effective that the Russian president has approved a foreign policy that firmly defends national interests while remaining open to broad and equal international cooperation.
Russia is actively strengthening cooperation with a series of friendly countries in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and other regions.
He revealed that Russia plans to implement a visa-free system with 11 countries and a simplified visa system with 6 countries. At the same time, it is working to lift restrictions on electronic visas for about 70 countries.
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