Ahead of China Visit, Putin Emphasizes "Fair Multipolar World Order"
Says China-Russia Summit Will Address Key Regional Issues
Russian President Vladimir Putin, ahead of his visit to China, emphasized the need to build a "fair multipolar world order" and criticized Japan for reviving militarism.
On August 30 (local time), President Putin made these remarks in a written interview released by China's state-run Xinhua News Agency.
President Putin claimed, "Japanese militarism is being revived under the pretext of a fictitious China-Russia threat," and asserted that the European continent, including Germany, has also set a course for remilitarization.
He continued, "China and Russia resolutely condemn the distortion of World War II and the glorification of Nazis, militarists, their followers, and henchmen," stressing, "The experience of the Chinese and Soviet peoples fighting together against German Nazism and Japanese militarism holds eternal value."
Emphasizing multilateralism, President Putin said, "China and Russia share the common goal of promoting a fair and multipolar world order centered on the 'global majority.'" He added, "China and Russia support the United Nations in regaining sufficient authority through reform."
He pointed out that the two countries are actively cooperating within the BRICS framework and, in particular, "have formed a 'united front' against discriminatory sanctions in global trade," criticizing that "such (discriminatory) sanctions have hampered the socio-economic development of BRICS member states and the entire world."
He also stated that both countries support reforms of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, emphasizing, "It is important to prevent the financial sector from being used for neo-colonial purposes that run counter to the fundamental interests of the 'global majority.'"
President Putin mentioned the expansion of bilateral trade, saying, "Russia is a stable leader in oil and natural gas exports to China."
President Putin is scheduled to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin for two days starting August 31, then move to Beijing to hold a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and attend the military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War (World War II).
President Putin explained that during the China-Russia summit, the two leaders will discuss bilateral agendas such as politics, security, economy, and culture, and "naturally, in accordance with custom, will also exchange views on important regional and international issues."
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