MOSCOW, June 24. /TASS/. Russia offers other countries a simple global security doctrine that stipulates dialogue instead of accusations, and openness instead of double standards, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said at the Moscow international conference on security on Thursday.
The coronavirus pandemic has shown that no country will be able to fence itself off from its neighbors in this difficult period and wait out the disaster, the Russian security chief stressed.
"That is why, relying on its unique centuries-old experience, Russia offers all interested parties a simple doctrine of global stability. Its substance is crystal clear: a dialogue instead of accusations, cooperation instead of confrontation, good will instead of egoism and openness instead of double standards," Patrushev said.
Progress in strategic stability talks
As the Russian security chief recalled, in January 2020 Russia proposed that a summit of the states that are permanent members of the UN Security Council be convened to start a direct talk of the leaders on the principles of interacting in international affairs, settling existing crises and preventing new ones, and on the ways of solving other world problems.
It is vital to "determine the parameters of peaceful co-existence that discourage a nuclear war or a war with the participation of world powers," Patrushev said.
"We can already mention important progress in this sphere, in particular, the extension of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty and also a joint statement by the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States adopted after the Geneva summit and a decision to resume bilateral negotiations on strategic stability issues," the secretary of Russia’s Security Council said, noting that a strong message had been sent "to the entire world on the readiness to work together on settling the most pressing problems in the sphere that without any exaggeration can be called vital."
Strategic stability problems cannot be solved efficiently without establishing effective mechanisms of an interstate dialogue and settling conflicts, the Russian security chief pointed out.
In this sphere, Russia is backing its words by real deeds, Patrushev stressed.
"In November last year, the bloody battles in Nagorno-Karabakh were largely stopped by Russia’s diplomatic efforts and the introduction of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in the conflict area. Our country is actively participating in the work on other episodes, such as the Iran nuclear program, the Mideast settlement and the nuclear problem of the Korean peninsula," the Russian security chief said.
Rejection of unilateral concepts
All the states need to pull their efforts together in ensuring international security, Patrushev said.
"We are convinced that there is no alternative to the polycentric system of international relations based on such principles as the peaceful co-existence of states, non-interference in internal affairs, the priority of political and diplomatic principles instead of the settlement by military means, the observance of the norms of international law and support for the UN leading role in the international collective security system," the Russian security chief stressed.
"We categorically reject unilateral concepts similar to ‘the order based on rules.’ Such doctrines are aimed at creating new dividing lines and securing unsubstantiated competitive advantages for some countries," Patrushev said.
Such doctrines "cannot become a basis for building a harmonious world order and will only contribute to building new military blocs whose activity triggers further tension on the global scope," the secretary of Russia’s Security Council stressed.