SOCHI, November 7. /TASS/. The world is moving not so much towards a polycentric shape, but to a "polyphonic" arrangement "where all voices should be heard," Russian President Vladimir Putin said speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club’s plenary session.

"I am convinced that a new device is possible only on the principles of polyphony and harmony of all musical themes. If you wish, we are moving toward a world order that is not so much polycentric as polyphonic, in which all voices can be heard and, most importantly, must be heard," the Russian leader stated.

"Those who are in the habit of performing solo and who wish to perform exclusively solo further on will have to get used to the new world score," Putin added. "There should not be a situation where the model of one country or a relatively small part of humanity is taken as something universal and imposed on everyone else."