The veteran politician said that the principle had been flouted several times by Western countries, citing the NATO attack on Yugoslavia, the invasion of Iraq by a coalition led by the United States and the NATO military operation in Libya.
“The root of the problem lies in incessant attempts to divide the world into us and in us, in democracy and autocracy, in a flower garden and a jungle, those who are at the table and those who are on the menu.”
West “Sabotage The pursuit of constructive solutions”
Friday, an attempt by Russia and China to extend the alleviation at Iran by virtue of a 2015 nuclear agreement did not receive enough votes in the Security advice. Mr. Lavrov argued that the vote showed that the West has a policy of “sabotage of the pursuit of constructive solutions to the UN Security advice“And a desire” to extract unilateral concessions from Tehran by blackmail and pressure. »»
The sanctions, continued the minister, are used to “remove and intimidate competitors in the global economy and policy”. He called for the lifting of Cuban sanctions and expressed the solidarity of Russia with the people of Venezuela in the face of external sanctions.
Security council resolutions are flouted in the Balkans, said Lavrov, citing the unilateral recognition of Kosovo who, he said, was contrary to Resolution 1244.
Europe “obsessed with the aim of inflicting a defeat on Russia”
As for Ukraine, Mr. Lavrov justified the current war by affirming that the country is led by a regime which “took power following an anti-constitutional coup organized by the West in 2014”, plans to eliminate the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and eradicated the Russian language in education, culture and the media.
Mr. Lavrov said that Russia was open to negotiations on “the elimination of the deep causes of the conflict”, as long as the interests of the country are guaranteed and that the rights of Russians and Russans in Ukraine are restored.
Moscow, said that Mr. Lavrov does not intend to attack the countries of the European Union and NATO, despite the countries of these blocks “telling their voters that war with Russia is inevitable”.
The Russian Minister was more positive on the state of American relations, expressing the hope that the dialogue started in Alaska will lead to a resolution of the Ukrainian conflict and will develop pragmatic cooperation.
Do not leave a “coup d’etat of the palace” at the UN
The current balance of world powers, has argued Mr. Lavrov, is not reflected in the United Nations, which is why Russia supports the requests of Brazil and India for permanent seats on the Security Council, and Secretary General António GuterresProposed reform of the UN.
The secretariat, he added, must represent the countries of the world fairly and “attempts at a coup d’etat of the palace, its privatization by a small group of countries, must not be authorized”.
Russia, noted Mr. Lavrov, is impatiently awaiting a constructive discussion of the development of the organization during a special meeting of the Security Council that Russia, as president, plans to organize the day of the United Nations on October 24.
“Nazism lifts its head ‘
More and more countries have said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs is involved in “confrontation regimes”. He said NATO is trying to surround the whole of Eurasia with a “military ring”.
Nazism, he added, “to raise its head in Europe”, and militarization is gaining momentum, with politicians in certain EU and NATO countries speaking of a third world war as a probable scenario.
He insisted that Russia does not act for the Revolution in a country and simply calls the Member States and the management of the UN Secretariat to “adhere to all the principles of the Charter of the United NationsWithout exception, without standard double. »»
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
