Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used the occasion of today’s meeting of the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Malta as a case study in what has broken down in the relations of nations and why a Eurasian security architecture must be addressed and created. In brief, in a world where the West has proven over decades to be completely unable to honor agreements, Russia has come to the conclusion to work with the Global Majority in the South and the East. If and when the West comes to its senses as to why its populations are suffering, then Moscow will have someone to listen to and to talk with.
Excerpts from Lavrov’s press conference, posted to the Foreign Ministry website, after today’s OSCE session, follow:
“Today, we have candidly discussed this situation and underscored one crucial aspect. Irrespective of whether the West desires it or not, the process of constructing new security architecture is underway. This architecture is no longer anchored in the Euro-Atlantic vision but rather in the understanding that the unified Eurasian continent is now facilitating opportunities for all to equitably ensure the interests of everyone and to construct the very indivisible security that was proclaimed within the OSCE. Yet, this has been dismantled by the actions of the West in recklessly expanding NATO eastwards….
“The Eurasian concept is predicated on the natural, geographical, economic, and infrastructural opportunities accessible to all nations of the Eurasian continent. It is the largest, most populous, and fastest-growing landmass. It is home to countries representing great civilizations such as the Chinese, Indian, and Persian. We aspire to amalgamate all these opportunities of our continent to promote a common agenda that will be agreeable to all….
