• Humanity is currently going through revolutionary changes. The formation of a more equitable multipolar world order is underway.
• The changes which are now taking place & which are generally favourable are nonetheless not welcomed by a number of states being used to the logic of global dominance & neocolonialism.
• Serious pressure is being put on the UN & other multilateral institutions the intended purpose of which, as platforms for harmonizing the interests of the leading powers, is artificially devalued.
• Russia does not consider itself to be an enemy of the West, is not isolating itself from the West and has no hostile intentions with regard to it; Russia hopes that in future the states belonging to the Western community will realize that their policy of confrontation and hegemonic ambitions lack prospects.
Priorities
• Russia is striving towards a system of international relations that would guarantee reliable security, preservation of its cultural & civilizational identity, & equal opportunities for the development for all states.
• Russia consistently advocates strengthening the legal fundamentals of international relations, & faithfully complies with its international legal obligations.
RegionalTracks
• The most important for the security, stability, territorial integrity & social & economic development of Russia, strengthening its position as one of the influential sovereign centres of world development and civilization is to ensure sustainable long-term good-neighbourly relations & to combine the strengths in various fields with the CIS member states.
• Russia aims at further strengthening the comprehensive partnership & the strategic cooperation with China.
• Russia will continue to build up a particularly privileged strategic partnership with India.
• Russia seeks to transform Eurasia into a continental common space of peace, stability, mutual trust, development & prosperity.
