Ryzhenkov in New York outlined what Belarus sees architecture of international economic cooperation

At a high-level event held within the framework of the UN General Assembly in New York and dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov outlined why the implementation of this right faces systemic obstacles in the modern world, and also outlined what our country sees as a new architecture of international economic cooperation.

Speaking about the UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the Belarusian Foreign Minister stressed that this document was a real breakthrough, proclaiming the right to development an inalienable right of every person and all peoples, giving a powerful impetus to the development of the International Covenant on the Right to Development, the work on which has reached the finish line today.

- However, looking at the path traveled over these four decades, we regret to state that the implementation of this right faces systemic obstacles, said Maxim Ryzhenkov. - And their origin is not accidental. Today’s confrontation only underscores that the world has not been able to overcome the divisions that emerged in the last century. States that voted against or abstained in 1986 are now effectively blocking the adoption of the Right to Development Pact.

The answer, according to the Belarusian Foreign Minister, is simple:

- They want to live as they have lived for centuries at the expense of others. Therefore, they are trying to restrain the development of the countries of the Global Majority through the policy of neocolonialism, expressed in illegal unilateral coercive measures, artificial barriers to trade and technological exchange, the imposition of so-called “democracy” and “reforms” and other similar actions.

Like many other countries of the Global Majority, Belarus is feeling the impact of these tools aimed at artificially limiting our progress

- We strongly reject such approaches. We reject the right of the strong as the basis of the world order. We are convinced that the future lies in the gradual but steady formation of a new architecture of international economic cooperation. An architecture that is, first of all, people-centered. Secondly, it is based on the principles of equality, non-discrimination and equitable distribution of benefits. Third, consider the interests of the global majority. Fourth, it is based on the rule of law and respect for sovereignty, not on the “rules-based order” that Western countries invent every time. Based on these principles, BRICS, SCO, Eurasian and other regional integration associations operate.

Belarus called on others to join efforts to create a truly inclusive system, where the right to development will be the focus of attention, not in words, but in deeds.

The program of the Belarusian Foreign Minister’s visit to New York includes a speech at the UN General Assembly meeting, the launch of the negotiation process on the draft Eurasian Charter for Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI century, dozens of bilateral meetings and negotiations with the UN leadership, as well as participation in thematic events on the sidelines of the high-level segment and a full-format interview with the news agency. Ryzhenkov held a number of official meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York