Belarus to host first round of consultations on Eurasian Charter in December - Ryzhenkov

Belarus considers the mission to create the Eurasian Charter for Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI century important for the entire region. This was stated by Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov, speaking at the plenary session of the International Forum for Collective Security, held on November 10 in Moscow. The head of the Foreign Ministry also announced the premiere dialogue to coordinate the provisions of the global document, the correspondent of sb.by reports.

The Republic of Belarus makes its expert contribution to the general context of collective security by promoting the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI century, Maxim Ryzhenkov stated. It is with the aim of promoting this initiative that an international security conference has been established and is being held in Minsk.

- I would like to draw your attention to the fact that very soon, in December, we in Belarus will organize the first round of consultations of those countries that supported Belarus and Russia in the development of this charter. I would like to take this opportunity to invite representatives of all states that are present here and share the principles of our Charter. Let me remind you once again that it is purely unifying in nature and is not directed against anyone, and the postulates and ideas laid down in it are in fact universal and serve the cause of strengthening stability and security.

Maxim Ryzhenkov stressed that if the Helsinki Act and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, established on its basis, acted as it was declared half a century ago, then there would be no need to form a Eurasian Charter today.

- But in fact, the OSCE has suffered, as we believe, a fiasco, because instead of a task of a unifying nature, the development of common solutions that should contribute to peace and stability in the region, has turned into a toolkit of undisguised pressure and influence on undesirable countries. Therefore, of course, within the framework of our Eurasian Charter, we will try to form some foundations, not even legal ones, but such foundations that form the spirit of Eurasian cooperation and focus on security of cooperation. CSTO occupies one of key places in restructuring international relations - Masadykov

International Collective Security Forum takes place in Moscow