Putin: “Golden billion” resists the formation of a multipolar world

According to Tass news agency, Vladimir Putin added on Thursday at the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Assembly, which is being held in St. Petersburg in the presence of the presidents of the parliaments of the member countries, including the head of the Islamic Council, he added: “We understand very well that the formation of the world order, which includes The real balance of power is the new geopolitical, economic, and demographic realities, a complex process and in many ways, difficult.

Putin explained the complexity of this process by the fact that the efforts of BRICS members and other developing countries have met with strong resistance from the ruling elite of the so-called golden billion.

He continued: “Golden billion”, contrary to historical logic and often even to the detriment of the long-term interests of their people, today they seek to create a special order according to their so-called rules, which no one has seen, and no one has discussed. And no one has accepted it so far.

The President of Russia said: Such laws are written and adjusted every time for every situation in the interest of those who consider themselves exceptional and have the right to dictate their will to others.

He referred to this approach as classical colonialism and considered it a destructive attempt to replace monopoly with legitimate international laws.
Putin said: They use force, unilateral sanctions, selective actions against the principles of international law. Trade laws and blackmail are used in connection with countries in the international arena.

Previously, the President of Russia used the term “golden billion” in his speech. He said last year at the “Russia-Latin America” ​​international parliamentary conference that the structure of modern credit relations is such that it only serves the interests of the “golden billion” countries. More precisely, the leaders of these “golden billion” countries exploit almost every other country in the world. They abuse their position, technology, information and finance. From Putin’s point of view, the structure of international financial institutions is such that it is harmful to others except the “golden billion” countries.

Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a press conference on April 15, 1403: “NATO has brought war and destruction to many countries because of the prosperity of the “golden billion with dubious values”; A tool that has no place in the emerging multipolar world.

BRICS considers the interests of all countries

In another part of his speech, the President of Russia said to the heads of parliaments of the BRICS member states: BRICS is one of the key elements of the emerging multipolar world order, which takes into account the interests of all countries.

He continued: We are ready to strengthen interaction with all countries that are interested in BRICS activities, we are conducting an active dialogue in the form of BRICS Plus, and we are working on creating a category of partner countries.

Referring to Russia’s one-year presidency of the BRICS group in 2024, Putin said: Our main goal is to create the most favorable conditions for the progressive development of all BRICS members.
He added: I am convinced that with joint and united cooperation, we can achieve the maximum utilization of the economic, investment, technological and human capacities of our countries, strengthen the constructive influence of BRICS on global processes and build a world where we can Let’s live more safely and harmoniously.
The Russian President noted: One of the priorities of BRICS is to achieve fair changes in the global economy.

He continued: We pay great attention to increasing the share of national currencies in trade and investment, as well as developing reliable financial instruments and mechanisms for mutual settlement.

Putin invited BRICS parliamentary officials to the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum

In another part of his speech, the President of Russia invited the parliamentary officials participating in the BRICS Parliamentary Assembly to the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, which will be held on September 12-14, 2024 (22-24 September 1403).
Putin, who is from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), called the northern capital the pride of Russia and the heritage of all humanity.

The 10th BRICS Parliamentary Assembly, which started on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Russia, will end on Friday, July 22.

The theme of this forum is the role of parliaments in strengthening multilateralism for development and fair global security.

On the first day of this meeting, which was held with the presence and speech of Speaker of the Islamic Council Qalibaf and the presidents and other parliamentary officials of the BRICS member countries, the prospect of strengthening cooperation between the parliaments of the member countries was examined.

This event continued with the first session of the general meeting of this forum in a wide format with the presence of the representatives of the parliamentary delegations of BRICS countries, invited countries and inter-parliamentary organizations, and the discussion focused on the role of parliaments in increasing the efficiency of the international relations system and ensuring its democratization. was.

The second day of the BRICS Parliamentary Assembly will also begin with a general session in a broad format, in which the participants will discuss the role of parliaments in multilateral trade and how to overcome the threats caused by global crises.

Humanitarian and cultural cooperation between the councils will be the subject of the third general meeting in this summit.

According to Konstantin Kasachev, Vice Chairman of the Federation Council (Senate) of Russia, almost all the delegations invited to the BRICS Parliamentary Assembly have come to St. Petersburg and are present at this meeting at the highest possible level.

He continued: Saudi Arabia is still deciding on its participation in BRICS, and we will definitely not create a problem in this matter, we will always be happy to see representatives of Saudi Arabia in the BRICS group.

According to Russian officials, 400 participants from 18 countries have attended the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Assembly.

Russia, as the rotating chairman of the BRICS group, will host about 250 events in 2024. The upcoming BRICS summit will be held in Kazan on October 22-24 (November 1-3, 1403) as the most important event of this group.

Moscow has prioritized issues in three sectors, including politics and security, economy and financial issues, and cultural and humanitarian relations in the plans of this group in 2024.

The group of emerging economies was established in 2006 with the participation of Brazil, Russia, India and China. South Africa joined this group in 2010, and after that, the name of the group was changed from BRIC to BRICS.

In January 1402, at the same time as January 2024, following the efforts of the diplomatic system in the 13th government, the Islamic Republic of Iran, along with Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, officially joined this alliance. Saudi Arabia has been weak in the meetings.

Source: IRNA