MOSCOW, December 10. /TASS/. A security system spanning Eurasia, from Minsk to Pyongyang, could replace the Lisbon-to-Vladivostok framework, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin suggested in an interview with Razvedchik (or Scout) magazine.
"We once proposed to the West the creation of a common security space from Lisbon to Vladivostok, but they refused," he remarked. "Fine, then - we will construct a new framework without them, perhaps one spanning from Minsk to Pyongyang," he added.
Naryshkin recalled that earlier this summer, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed an initiative to establish a new system of collective security in Eurasia to replace the clearly outdated Euro-Atlantic model. "The concept of creating a system of equal and indivisible security across the Eurasian continent - free from the military presence of external powers - has already become a prominent topic in international discussions. It was also a key point raised on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan," the SVR chief added.