Iran Press/ Europe: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting with ambassadors from the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Moscow stressed the need for joint efforts to counter the West's destructive actions aimed at ruining the security architecture, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
"Lavrov stressed the need for joint efforts to counter destructive actions aimed at destroying the established security architecture, being undertaken in line with the Western countries’ neo-colonial policies," the Foreign Ministry said after the meeting.
According to the statement, the development and strengthening of strategic partnership within the framework of BRICS, in particular, the priorities outlined by the South African presidency, were also discussed at the meeting.
"There was a general focus on increasing the international role of BRICS and enhancing coordination on key multilateral platforms. Current issues on the global agenda were examined with an emphasis on the inadmissibility of eroding the central role of the United Nations," the statement reads.
The parties reaffirmed their commitment to a multipolar world order, based on respect for international law and the sovereign choice of one’s own path of development.
"The growing interest was noted of a wide range of countries in cooperation with BRICS, which is now seen as the safeguard of true multilateralism," the Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out.
In addition, Lavrov briefed the ambassadors on the main provisions of Russia's new Foreign Policy Concept, which reflects a vision of a multipolar world order as well as interest in expanding interaction within BRICS.
